EPA History: DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane)

Note: The resources listed below are available for historical reference only. Page layout may differ for older documents and some links may be broken.

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
  • Section A, Statement of the Case
  • Section B, Discussion
  • Section C, Findings of Fact
  • Section E, Opinion

• June 30, 1972 Opinion and Order of Administrator Ruckelshaus concerning the registrations of products concerning DDT

• 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

Related Links

• History and Status of DDT
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
  • ToxFAQs on DDT, DDE and DDD (en español)
  • Public Health Statement for DDT, DDE and DDD (en español)
  • Toxicological Profile