The Olin Corporation stopped manufacturing DDT
On Jun. 30, 1970, the Olin Corporation stopped manufacturing DDT after intense pressure from the Army and environmental…
Earth Day was held for the first time
On Apr. 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was held and the modern environmental movement was born. A…
Toxoplasma gondii in cats’ fecal stages identified as coccidian oocysts
On Feb. 6, 1970, a report identified a coccidian parasite of cats with all non-feline warm blooded animals…
President Nixon signed National Environmental Policy Act into law
On Jan. 1, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) into law and launched…
The National Communicable Disease Center was renamed the Center for Disease Control
In 1970, the National Communicable Disease Center (NCDC) was renamed the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The scope…
A proposal to establish “Earth Day” was submitted to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
On Oct. 3, 1969, a proposal to establish “Earth Day” was submitted by John McConnell to Peter Tamaris…
Reorganization of federal health programs placed FDA in the Public Health Service
In March 1968, a reorganization of federal health programs placed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in…
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was founded
In 1965, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, now known as Battelle Pacific Northwest Division, was founded in 1965…
FDA requested help in removing “X-33 Water Repellent” from the market
On Aug. 30, 1964, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested help in removing “X-33 Water Repellent”…
The University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore) established the biomedical program
In 1963, the first biomedical and environmental research program began at Livermore. John Gofman, a distinguished professor at…
Silent Spring was published and the first generation of environmentalists were galvanized
In 1962, Silent Spring, a book by marine biologist Rachel Carson, galvanized the first generation of environmentalists. Silent…
The Northern Grain Insects Research Laboratory was established
In Jun. 1960, the U.S. Congress passed an appropriations bill that included funding for a Federal Insect Laboratory…
The University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore) was founded
On Sept. 2, 1952, the University of California Radiation Laboratory, now known as the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory…
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Founders day at The University of California Radiation Laboratory (Livermore)
On Aug. 26, 1952, Founders Day marks the date that Ernest Lawrence received permission to open up a…
The Veterans Administration conducted epidemiologic studies of black army veterans
In 1950, Roger M. Cole and Byron J. Olson in collaboration with Veterans Administration physicians conducted epidemiologic studies…
Louis Schwartz and H. R. Foerster described industrial dermatitis and melanosis due to photosensitization
In 1939, Louis Schwartz and H. R. Foerster described industrial dermatitis and melanosis due to photosensitization.
Medical College of South Carolina researchers published artucle that linked brown lung disease (asbestosis) with cancer
In May 1935, Kenneth Lynch and William Atmar Smith from the Medical College of South Carolina published an…
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William Mansfield Clark alerted the public to the dangers of tetraethyl lead in gasoline
In 1923, William Mansfield Clark from the U.S. Department of Agriculture alerted the public to the dangers of…
The first modern sewage plant, designed to treat sewage with bacteria, opens in Manchester, England
In 1914, the first modern sewage plant, designed to treat sewage with bacteria, opened in Manchester, England. There…
Earle B Phelps conducted series of studies on water pollution and the biochemistry of sewage and industrial wastes
In 1913, Earle B. Phelps in the Division of Chemistry conducted a series of studies on water pollution…
The word “allergen” first used in reference to allergic antibodies
In 1910, John F. Anderson and Wade H. Frost extended earlier studies on hypersensitivity and used for the…
Joseph H Kastle described the oxidases and other oxygen-catalysts concerned in biological oxidations
In 1910, Joseph H. Kastle published “The oxidases and other oxygen – catalysts concerned in biological oxidations.”
Drs. Anderson, Lumsen and Frost expanded scope of earlier typhoid studies
In 1908, Drs. John F. Anderson, Leslie L. Lumsen and Wade H. Frost expanded scope of earlier typhoid…
Flathead Lake Biological Station was established
In 1899, Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) established near Bigfork in 1899 by Dr. Morton J. Elrod, Distinguished…
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was established
In 1859, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was established, and in 1872 the…
British naturalist Charles Darwin departed England on the voyage of the “Beagle”
On Dec. 27, 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin departed England on the British science expedition voyage of the “Beagle”…
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck stated inheritable characteristics could be developed by the environment
In 1809, French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck stated in “Philosophie Zoologique” that inheritable characteristics (soft inheritance) could be developed…
Yellow fever killed 1,200 people in Baltimore
In 1800, a yellow fever outbreak killed 1,200 people in Baltimore. The presence of an abundance of mosquito-breeding…
Thomas Malthus published the “Principle of Population”
In 1798, Thomas Malthus published “Principle of Population,” arguing that the world’s population will increase faster than the…
Sanitary legislation was drawn up in Venice to address plague epidemics
In 1629, sanitary legislation was drawn up in Venice that required health officers to visit homes during plague…