How to Sell a Poison: The Rise, Fall and Toxic Return of DDT

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Author and historian Elena Conis comes on to talk about her new book, How to Sell a Poison: The Rise, Fall and Toxic Return of DDT. This deeply researched book provides a well-articulated explanation of how dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) was sold, mis-regulated and resold.

Elena Conis's new book, How to Sell a Poison: The Rise, Fall and Toxic Return of DDT, provides a well-articulated explanation behind the history of the DDT pesticide, the consequences of its overuse and how DDT has spread.