The Nation - News from Aug. 13, 1985
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed allowing continued use of the pesticide dicofol even though it contains the banned substance DDT. The benefits of the pesticide outweigh the risks, the EPA said. Dicofol is used on cotton, fruits and vegetables as well as lawns. It contains high levels of DDT and other substances that could harm fish and aquatic birds, but manufacturers said that they could reduce levels of those substances to as low as 0.1%.
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