Should we bring back DDT?!
Question:
Should we bring back DDT?
Was the dangers of DDT overly exaggerated or erroneous?
Thus exposing millions of people to malaria?
BTW...how many of you heard about this? (That dangers of DDT are erroneous)
Answers:
I heard the claims too, but they are bogus. DDT is a deadly, long lasting toxin. So what if millions are exposed to malaria--should we eliminate all of our mammals and insects to help people live in areas they should never live in? We also have drugs to treat malaria, so make more drugs. DDT breaks down so slowly it moves through the food chain--all the way to the major predators and into humans. I'd take the malaria over the increases in cancer and other diseases resulting from DDT breaking down in my body.