The Unholy Alliance
Part One
By Kathleen Deoul
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First used in the 1940s, DDT use peaked in 1962, when 80 million kilograms were applied to crops forests and other land areas. With the publication of "The Silent Spring," however, concern over the effects of widespread use of the chemical arose. As a result, it was banned by the EPA in 1972. As of 1995, its use was banned in 49 countries.

While DDT has been banned, it remains a problem due to its persistence in the environment. The USGS has found DDT residues in water and soil samples a much as 20 years after it was first applied!

Of course, it's not just DDT that is a problem.

A New York University study on women's health reported that women with the highest concentrations of chlorine-based pesticides and other organochlorines in their blood and fat had cancer risks from 4 to 10 times higher than the general population.

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