DDT was banned in the United States.

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Is it true that DDT was banned in the United States?

Yes. Multiple reference sources state that DDT was banned in the United States, several specifying 1972 and the EPA action.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 6 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

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Evidence for · 6

TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION: PERSISTENT ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES IN MIGRANT BIRDS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

1997

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TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION: PERSISTENT ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES IN MIGRANT BIRDS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. (1997). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016 2.3.co;2

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Women in science

2016

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author, C. M. (2016). Women in science. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/womeninscience0000cole

The bald eagle

2007

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Norman, P. (2007). The bald eagle. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/baldeagle0000pear

Mattie : a brown pelican

2001

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Highsmith, T. B. (2001). Mattie : a brown pelican. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/mattiebrownpelic0000tayl

CapineraEncyclopediaOfEntomology2espringer2008

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CapineraEncyclopediaOfEntomology2espringer2008. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/CapineraEncyclopediaOfEntomology2espringer2008

DDT residues in air in the Mississippi delta, 1975.

1977

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DDT residues in air in the Mississippi delta, 1975.. (1977). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/857242

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