"As an information specialist, Carson was in daily contact with wildlife biologists in those Fish and Wildlife divisions concerned with predator and pest control. They, along with the biologists at in nearby , were alarmed by some of the the early test results of the new synthetic pesticide dichlorodiphenyl-tricholorethane, known as DDT. Carson was particularly well informed on the progress of this research because her government mentor, friend, and former supervisor Elmer Higgins was collaborating with noted biological Clarence Cottam on a series of research reports on the impact of DDT on fish and other wildlife. These reports came to Carson's desk for editing, and their conclusions were the subject of debate and discussion around the office."
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is an , first synthesized in 1874 by . In 1939 discovered that DDT is an effective . In WW II, from 1943 to 1945, DDT was used to kill mosquitos and lice to effectively limit the spread of and . In the 1950s and 1960s, DDT was widely used to control insects. However, DDT is a — harmful to birds and mammals and readily by s and s. During the 1970s and 1980s, many countries banned the agricultural use of DDT.
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