DDT
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochloride. Originally developed as an insecticide, it became infamous for its envi
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Commercial product concentrate containing 50% DDT, circa 1960s
Commercial product of Ciba-Geigy Néocide (powder box, 50 g) containing 10% DDT, made in France.
An airplane spraying DDT over Baker County, Oregon as part of a spruce budworm control project, 1955
Silent Spring
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Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. Published on September 27, 1962, the book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used b
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…afterwards. The widespread use of DDT after World War II soon raised environmental concerns, highlighted in the United States by Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring, which helped spur public opposition and contributed to the 1972 US ban on its agricultural use. The restrictions by governments worldwide that followed…
Cover of the first edition
Rachel Carson, 1940 Fish and Wildlife Service employee photo
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