DDT’s Toxic Reach
KPFA - Against the Grain
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The Origins of DDT
D d t was first synthesized by a chemist back in the 18 seventies. One of its key qualities is also related to why iit's so toxic, and that it's really hard to deny. This is how d d t came to be known as one of the world's most widely used insecticides. And your book traces the complex history of d d t - we'll talk about a lot of that history soon.
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