This episode explores the the rise and fall of the infamous pesticide known as DDT. We discuss the environmental and human health impacts of the chemical along with its lasting effects.

The following is a list of the resources used in researching this topic.

https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/ddt-brief-history-and-status

https://www.britannica.com/science/DDT

https://www.wenderoth.com/cases/patent-for-ddt-yields-success/

https://www.americanheritage.com/deadly-dust-unhappy-history-ddt

https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/january-2022/widespread-use-ddt-malaria-control-worries-environmentalist

https://vtuhr.org/articles/10.21061/vtuhr.v1i0.5/

https://www.acsh.org/news/2016/02/11/how-poisonous-is-ddt

https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/beyond-silent-spring-an-alternate-history-of-ddt

https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/ddt-regulatory-history-brief-survey-1975.html

https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/chemicals-waste/what-we-do/persistent-organic-pollutants/alternatives-ddt

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2003.09.002

JAMA Neurol. 2014;71(3):284-290. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.6030

https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-1456

latimes.com/projects/la-coast-ddt-dumping-ground/