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DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane)
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List of actions published between 1969 and 2002 in the Federal Register that relate to DDT (PDF) (4 pp., 169K)
Reports, Articles and Press Releases
- Consolidated DDT Hearing: Hearing Examiner Edmund M. Sweeney's Findings, Conclusions and Orders, issued April 25, 1972
- Title page, contents, and Section D, Conclusions of Law (PDF) (7 pp., 1.18 MB)
- Section A, Statement of the Case (PDF) (11 pp., 357K)
- Section C, Findings of Fact (PDF) (3 pp., 728K)
- Section E, Opinion (PDF) (4 pp., 896K)
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June 30, 1972 Opinion and Order of Administrator Ruckelshaus concerning the registrations of products concerning DDT (PDF) (8 pp., 1.7 MB)
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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
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DDT: A Review of Scientific and Economic Aspects of the Decision to Ban its Use as a Pesticide (PDF) (312 pp., NOTE THE SIZE OF THIS FILE IS 8.9 MB) (July 1975; Prepared for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations)
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Pesticides and Public Health
The Guardian: EPA's Formative Years
Related Links
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)