Subj. of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring"

I believe the answer is:

ddt

(Other definitions for ddt that I've seen before include "Once popular insecticide" , "Early insecticide" , "A banned insecticide (abbr.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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