The federal government banned the use of DDT in the early 1970's, but more than 50 years later, researchers are still finding ...

The toxic pesticide DDT was dumped into the ocean off Southern California more than 50 years ago by the Montrose Chemical Corporation, and it is still contaminating fish and sediments in the ...

Many pier fishermen in Southern California still eat DDT-contaminated fish, while government efforts struggle to address the ...

SAN DIEGO — The federal government banned the use of DDT in the early 1970's, but more than 50 years later, researchers are still finding fish off the coast of Southern California that have the ...

The toxic pesticide DDT was dumped into the ocean off Southern California more than 50 years ago, and it is still contaminating fish and sediments in the region decades later, according to researchers ...

“DDT is a threat to California’s economy, environment, and public health which is why I worked closely with Senator Feinstein to secure this funding,” Senator Alex Padilla said. “The research led by ...

Toxic pesticides dumped off Southern California’s coast decades ago are staying put — deep in adjacent ocean sediments and in the fish that reside in these habitats, a new study has found.

University of California - San Diego. "DDT pollutants found in deep sea fish off Los Angeles coast." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 05 / 240506131624.htm (accessed June 2 ...

Barrels of the toxic chemical were dumped along the Pacific coast decades ago. New research shows the material never broke down For years industrial companies in southern California used the coast ...

SAN DIEGO, California, January 7, 2024 (ENS) – Tons of munitions, DDT and petrochemicals were dumped for decades in deep ocean basins off the coast of Los Angeles, scientists from three ...

On Tuesday, California's Senator Alex Padilla and Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) joined 22 other federal lawmakers representing California in a letter asking for the Office of Management ...

The cause of most breast cancer is unknown, but a new study found that women exposed in the womb to the now banned pesticide DDT have a quadrupled risk of developing the disease. Genes account for ...