A new study is unearthing the toxic legacy of DDT, finding that the chemical can affect families three generations after the initial exposure. A new study is unearthing the toxic legacy of DDT, ...

A new study reveals a mechanism linking the pesticide DDT to Alzheimer's disease. A new study led by researchers from Florida International University (FIU) reveals a mechanism linking the pesticide ...

Marine life off the Los Angeles coast may still be impacted by the effects of a long-disused DDT dumping site, a report from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and San Diego State ...

Censorship was lifted last week from one of the great scientific discoveries of World War II. It is an insecticide called DDT. DDT stopped a typhus epidemic in Naples. It promises to wipe out the ...

Young women today may face increased health risks linked to breast cancer due to effects from a banned toxic pesticide lasting over three generations, according to a new study from the Public Health ...

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DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the toxin by binding it with biochar. When they mixed ...

The Los Angeles County coastline is renowned for its stunning views and famous beaches. But move into deeper waters and another legacy comes into view: industrial waste dumped on a scale we’re just ...

The deep ocean off southern California has historically been a dumping ground for the pesticide DDT and other industrial wastes. Scripps Institution of Oceanography and collaborators are investigating ...

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