DDT

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

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Of course, today we know that high-dose exposures to DDT can cause all kinds of illness in humans, including vomiting and seizures.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

For years, Times environmental reporter and Pulitzer finalist Rosanna Xia has been covering the legacy of forever chemical DDT, a pesticide once applied to humans as innocuously as hairspray and yardhose water.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

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

On occasion tremors shook his whole body — tremors of the sort now made all too familiar by the sight of birds poisoned by DDT.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson