She wrote how a DDT-like pesticide affected the uterus by blocking powerful pituitary hormones.

FORBES: Connect

Scientists believe the controversial pesticide DDT is responsible for premature puberty in girls in developing countries.

BBC: Premature puberty link to DDT

Today that resignation has given way to a new sense of optimism, thanks, in part, to the revival of the controversial pesticide DDT.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The pesticide DDT was found to be the cause of the problem as its use resulted in a thinning and subsequent cracking of their egg shells.

BBC: Derby Cathedral video proves peregrines hunt by night

The key is the elimination of the mosquito, but fundamental shortcomings in public policy have made unavailable the most potent weapon in our arsenal: DDT, an inexpensive and effective pesticide once widely deployed to kill disease-carrying insects.

FORBES: Beyond Copenhagen

Environmental opposition to this pesticide is still fierce, and companies that make weak alternatives to DDT fan this fanatical opposition.

FORBES: Fact and Comment