EPA History: DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane)
Note: The resources listed below are available for historical reference only. Page layout may differ for older documents and some links may be broken.
Reports, Articles and Press Releases
- Consolidated DDT Hearing: Hearing Examiner Edmund M. Sweeney's Findings, Conclusions and Orders, issued April 25, 1972
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DDT Ban Takes Effect
[EPA press release - December 31, 1972] -
DDT Regulatory History: A Brief Survey (to 1975)
[EPA report, July 1975] -
New DDT Report Confirms Data Supporting 1972 Ban, Finds Situation Improving
[EPA press release - August 11, 1975] -
Olin Agrees to Clean Up DDT in Triana, Alabama Area
[EPA press release - April 21, 1983] -
DDT: A Review of Scientific and Economic Aspects of the Decision to Ban its Use as a Pesticide
(July 1975; Prepared for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations) -
Pesticides and Public Health
from The Guardian: EPA's Formative Years
Related Links
- History and Status of DDT
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)