00826nam a22001337a 4500020001800000082001300018100002400031245012600055260004400181300003300225505005000258520027000308650011400578  a9780190219413  a632.9517  aWurster, Charles F.  aDDT Wars : Rescuing our National Bird, Preventing Cancer, and Creating The Environmental Defense FundcCharles F. Wurster  aNew YorkbOxford University Pressc2015  axxi, 231 Pagesb22x15 cmbHB  aInclude Illustrations, Bibliography and Index  aA firsthand account of the Environmental Defense Fund's battle to ban DDT from use as a pesticide, written by a founding member of the EDF. Describes the various legal and scientific maneuvers required to have the Environmental Protection Agency officially ban DDT.  aEnvironmental Defense FundaDDT (Insecticide)--Environmental aspectsaDDT (Insecticide)--Physiological effect