DDT In Mothers Linked To Developmental Delays In Children, UC Berkeley Study Finds

... Since the 1970s, scientists have known that when DDT accumulates in a woman's tissues it can be transmitted to her developing fetus across the placenta. Now, a new study led by a team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that such in utero exposure is associated with developmental delays in the young child. [click link for full article] ...