EPA History: DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane)
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List of actions published between 1969 and 2002 in the Federal Register that relate to DDT
Reports, Articles and Press Releases
- Consolidated DDT Hearing: Hearing Examiner Edmund M. Sweeney's Findings, Conclusions and Orders, issued April 25, 1972
To find the five items below in the archive, search for "1972 Consolidated DDT Hearing"- Title page, contents, and Section D, Conclusions of Law
- Section A, Statement of the Case
- Section B, Discussion
- Section C, Findings of Fact
- Section E, Opinion
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June 30, 1972 Opinion and Order of Administrator Ruckelshaus concerning the registrations of products concerning DDT
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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 -
Eagles, Other Birds Thrive After EPA's 1972 DDT Ban