DDT
THE SAD HISTORY OF DDT. The mistake that almost killed our national bird, the Bald Eagle
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Discovered by Paul Müller as an insecticide |
1939 |
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Used extensively in World War II and afterwards for farming |
1939-1972 (33 years) |
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Müller given Nobel Prize for Medicine |
1948 |
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First book warning of its dangers |
1962 |
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Public outcry led to its ban in the U.S. |
1972 |
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Banned in Canada |
1989 |