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The birds' recovery and removal from the list of endangered species was due largely to a US federal ban on the use of DDT in 1972, Salazar said. The World Health Organization has recommended dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) for indoor residual spraying to control malaria when suitable alternatives are not available, and DDT is currently used for this purpose in approximately 14 countries, van den Berg (p. DDT was at the time of Carson's book and still remains the most effective agent against the malaria-carrying |
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