[DOC] [TLE] DDT and Birds [PAR] Birds played a major role in creating awareness of pollution problems. ... Misuse 
of pesticides is now widely recognized to threaten not only bird ... Shell-thinning 
caused lesser declines in populations of Golden and Bald Eagles and ... is that 
DDT has been shown to be present as a contaminant in the widely used toxin... [DOC] [TLE] Peregrine Falcons | The Nature Conservancy [PAR] Like the canary in the coalmine, the peregrine falcon provided humans a warning 
... DDT & Peregrine Falcon Population Decline. The use of 
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, or DDT, began during World War II as an 
extremely effective pesticide. ... More than 6,000 American peregrine falcons 
have been released in North... [DOC] [TLE] DDT - Wikipedia [PAR] DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a colorless, crystalline, tasteless and 
almost odorless organochlorine known for its insecticidal properties and 
environmental impacts. DDT has been formulated in multiple forms, including 
solutions in xylene or ... The book claimed that DDT and other pesticides had 
been shown to cause... [DOC] [TLE] Bald Eagle Fact Sheet - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [PAR] Apr 20, 2015 ... The first major decline of the species probably began in the mid to late 1800's, ... 
Although they primarily eat fish and carrion, bald eagles used to be considered ... 
Shortly after World War II, DDT was hailed as a new pesticide to control ... In 
addition to the adverse effects of DDT, some bald eagles have died... [DOC] [TLE] DDT, Eggshells, and Me - Reason.com [PAR] Jan 7, 2004 ... The controversy over the pesticide DDT and bird eggshell thinning is ... DDT and 
eggshells is not as straightforward as one might like. ... "[The issue] kind of died 
out. ... declines of three raptorial species in the United States have been ... The 
three species were peregrine falcons, bald eagles, and ospreys. [DOC] [TLE] 100 Things You Should Know About DDT  JunkScience.com [PAR] Jul 26, 1999 ... In little more than two decades, DDT has prevented 500 million human deaths, 
due to malaria ... They used the insecticide at levels that would accelerate, if not 
actually induce, the ..... Mercury has been associated with egg shell thinning. .... 
DDT was blamed for the decline in the peregrine falcon population. [DOC] [TLE] Peregrine biology - conservation issues [PAR] Since then, the status of the Tundra Peregrine has been downgraded to ... 
Because DDT is fat soluble but not water soluble (like its breakdown product, 
DDE), ... Hunting has been a major cause of population decline for most raptors. 
... the use of DDT and other pesticides, the Peregrine Falcon might already be 
extinct. [DOC] [TLE] When it Comes to Pesticides, Birds are Sitting Ducks - Smithsonian ... [PAR] Jan 1, 1998 ... Such chemicals can be grouped according to the kind of organism targeted, such 
as ... Most pesticide compounds in use today are synthetic; that is, they are ... of 
1995, birds have been unwitting victims of pesticide contamination. ... One 
reason is that the United States continues to export DDT, along with... [DOC] [TLE] Wildlife and pollution - MarineBio.org [PAR] Acid rain has caused hundreds of fish populations to disappear from lakes in the 
.... While the use of DDT and other organochlorine compounds has been 
curtailed in the ... The decline of the peregrine falcon in Great Britain and North 
America .... Some types of hydrocarbons present in petroleum are toxic to wildlife, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Peregrine Falcon - National Wildlife Federation [PAR] The cause of the peregrine falcon disappearance was pesticides, specifically 
DDT. ... top predators and thus absorbed large amounts of DDT from their prey 
like fish and other birds. ... Since the banning of DDT in the 1970's, peregrine 
falcons have steadily increased to ... Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Map | 
Contact Us. [DOC] [TLE] DDT facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about DDT [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about DDT at Encyclopedia.com. ... Like other 
fat-soluble compounds, DDT is transferred up the food chain more ... is most 
likely to cause problems for a predator species, such

Question: Use of pesticides like DDT have been a major cause of this type of falcon's decline
Answer: Peregrine falcon