Startling Concentrations: DDT was once considered a wonder pesticide, combating malaria and preventing crop failures across the world. Top, a truck sprays DDT in 1945 to eliminate mosquitoes on Jones Beach on Long Island. Bottom, a plane dusts DDT powder on a flock of sheep in Medford, OR, in 1948.
https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-coast-ddt-dumping-ground/
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