Researchers find toxic DDT compounds in deep-sea fish off Los Angeles coast

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Sharon Udasin A toxic agricultural insecticide banned four decades ago is still contaminating deep-sea fish and sediments off California’s southern coast, a new study has found. While the U.S. banned the compound dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in 1972, the study authors believe that the substance is continuing to invade marine food webs. The contamination…