Tag Archives: DDT

Twelve years after cleanup, DDT still poisons harbor

By: Leah Bartos | December 14, 2009 – 6:01 am

Many fish that swim in the bay contain high levels of mercury and other contaminants, but because of persistent pesticide contamination, eating fish from the...

Toxic legacy persists in Richmond Inner Harbor

By: Leah Bartos | October 22, 2009 – 6:06 am

Banned pesticides, primarily DDT and dieldrin, continue to poison the Richmond Inner Harbor, despite cleanup efforts more than a decade ago.