National Scientist Cites DDT Conference in Article Suzanne
Snedecker, a scientist at Cornell University, has written an
article about her participation in the Eugene Kenaga
International DDT Conference at Alma College last March. The
article, titled "View from the Pine River and Beyond: The Legacy
of DDT Use and Health Effects,” appears in The Ribbon, the
newsletter of the Sprecher Institute for Comparative Cancer
Research at Cornell University, Spring 2008 (Vol. 13, No. 2).
Click here to access the article. Dr. Snedeker writes, "The
conference allowed me not only to interact with scientists in
other disciplines who are investigating and interpreting new
data on health risks associated with DDT, but also to talk with
members of the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force and hear
the stories of their dedication, accomplishments and
frustrations. The conference they and Alma College organized was
excellent. Speakers included historians, federal agency
personal, and academics in various human and wildlife healt