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Thirty years later, birds can't escape DDT
chicagotribune.com — Scientists found traces of DDT in endangered birds living in an industrial site on Chicago's Southeast Side -- more than 30 years after the chemical was banned. Fresh contamination? No. It turns out DDT and other long-banned contaminants are everywhere. Read more here ...
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- ColonelTribune, on 05/27/2008, -0/+3Good bit of video with this piece as well.
- acmaurer, on 05/27/2008, -0/+5How sad. Way to go civilization.
- showpup, on 05/27/2008, -0/+5Being endangered, it would seem they could expend a bit more effort in making their area of choice safer. Haven't we destroyed enough of our world already?
- JamesJanega, on 05/27/2008, -0/+4The problem is all the fixes -- dredging up the wetlands where they feed, etc. -- end up mixing more of this stuff out of the sediments and into the water column where it does more damage.
- ColonelTribune, on 05/28/2008, -0/+3Still. It's somewhat surprising that these folks didn't think about that 20, 30 years ago.
- JamesJanega, on 05/27/2008, -0/+4The problem is all the fixes -- dredging up the wetlands where they feed, etc. -- end up mixing more of this stuff out of the sediments and into the water column where it does more damage.
- webman77, on 05/28/2008, -0/+4dramatic but true
- wynja, on 05/28/2008, -0/+2Do people really think ***** just disappears when you stick your head in the sand?
- JMellissa, on 05/29/2008, -0/+2Another one is Chlordane. It was (maybe still is?) used to kill termites. It NEVER breaks down and it is extremely toxic.
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