DDT

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In 1972, the U.S. banned DDT under most circumstances.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

“There are pictures and videos of kids playing in plumes of DDT that the trucks would be releasing as they drove down the neighborhood roads,” says Ng.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Peregrine falcons, which were once nearly wiped out in Australia due to the use of pesticides in agriculture, have staged a recovery since the 1980s when DDT and other chemicals were banned.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

A series of Times reports in recent years have unraveled a haunting history of how the nation’s largest manufacturer of DDT had once dumped its waste at sea, just off the coast of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025

In a separate Public Health Service study, analysis of prison meals disclosed such items as stewed dried fruit containing 69.6 parts per million and bread containing 100.9 parts per million of DDT!

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson