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08-20-2007, 08:21 PM | #1 |
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Is DDT dangerous, or was it a fake scare?
I've heard both sides of this issue: and it would seem that DDT might not be dangerous at all.
http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.co...osquitoes.html Any thoughts on this?
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08-20-2007, 11:09 PM | #2 |
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DDT was definitely dangerous to mosquitos.
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08-20-2007, 11:33 PM | #3 | |
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08-21-2007, 03:40 AM | #4 | |
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Well, if you get your info from lunatic fringe groups sponsored by Lyndon LaRouche, I suppose there might be a question.
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08-21-2007, 05:28 AM | #5 |
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I'm sorry, but are you serious, hector? It's hard to tell on a messageboard.
You really ARE thinking DDT isn't harmful or are you just trying to generate some response by saying something so silly?
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The case of DDT is in fact not as black and white as some people think. The UN and other international health organizations now recommend its use in a controlled low-dose manner i.e, sprayed on inside walls or used on mosquito nets. The right-wing front groups have jumped on this to push the totally specious idea that the environmental movement has caused the death of millions of people in the Third World, and hence should not be listened when they now complain about things like global warming or GM foods. In fact, the ban on DDT was mainly directed at widespread high-dosage aerial spraying for agricultural purposes, which, given the economics of the methods, meant largely for the benefit of wealthy landowners and agribusiness. The problem with those methods is that they rapidly led to mosquitoes developing resistance to DDT- evolution works - which meant more money for the chemical industry in developing substitutes. Still, there was definitely an overreaction in totally banning the use of DDT, and the current policy is a welcome corrective.
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This article outlines many of the pros and the cons of DDT. One of the cons is that mosquitos do build up a resistence to it. One of the pros however, is that it was used effectively to combat malaria. (Though if the resistence is widespread, its efficacy would lessen. I think the effect of various insecticides on mosquitos over time should be studied more.) I agree with Inked that a wider variety of insecticides should be used to help reduce malaria-carrying mosquito populations. However, we should test these insecticides intensively, so that we're not introducing another health hazard that's just as bad as malaria. Just for fun, here's a list of reasons to like DDT.
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