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7 hours ago, Swampfox762 said:

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Has anyone ever died from DDT exposure? From what I've read DDT was banned because it was correlated to thinning of raptor eggs, but I don't remember any conclusive causality. Whether it was or not, Rachel Carlson's book Silent Spring caused DDT to be banned and saved the lives of untold billions of malaria mosquitos, plague fleas, and typhus lice.

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3 hours ago, gwalchmai said:

Has anyone ever died from DDT exposure? From what I've read DDT was banned because it was correlated to thinning of raptor eggs, but I don't remember any conclusive causality. Whether it was or not, Rachel Carlson's book Silent Spring caused DDT to be banned and saved the lives of untold billions of malaria mosquitos, plague fleas, and typhus lice.

DDT was like "Roundup" man...

You can join the Law suites against Roundup...

DDT was too long ago. All them people dead. That's why they took it off the market.  It was a BIG ******* mistake.

In 1972, EPA issued a cancellation order for DDT based on its adverse environmental effects, such as those to wildlife, as well as its potential human health risks. ... As a result, today, DDT is classified as a probable human carcinogen by U.S. and international authorities.Mar 17, 2021

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1 hour ago, Swampfox762 said:

DDT was like "Roundup" man...

You can join the Law suites against Roundup...

DDT was too long ago. All them people dead. That's why they took it off the market.  It was a BIG ******* mistake.

In 1972, EPA issued a cancellation order for DDT based on its adverse environmental effects, such as those to wildlife, as well as its potential human health risks. ... As a result, today, DDT is classified as a probable human carcinogen by U.S. and international authorities.Mar 17, 2021

DDT is still manufactured here, but has to be sold overseas. It is still legal here for emergency vector control. 

Many countries banned it's agricultural use, but still use it extensively for vector control. Tens of thousands of tons are produced and used every year all over the world.

 

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9 hours ago, Swampfox762 said:

DDT was like "Roundup" man...

You can join the Law suites against Roundup...

DDT was too long ago. All them people dead. That's why they took it off the market.  It was a BIG ******* mistake.

In 1972, EPA issued a cancellation order for DDT based on its adverse environmental effects, such as those to wildlife, as well as its potential human health risks. ... As a result, today, DDT is classified as a probable human carcinogen by U.S. and international authorities.Mar 17, 2021

You just used the EPA's ban on DDT to justify the EPA's ban on DDT. :greensupergrin:

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