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> Rachel Carson never called for the banning of pesticides. It never has been banned for combatting human disease, so I don't see your point. (Except in a few
by Alex3917 11y ago
> Rachel Carson never called for the banning of pesticides.
It never has been banned for combatting human disease, so I don't see your point. (Except in a few places like the U.S. where several species were going extinct from extreme overuse.)
- Cieplak 11y agoThe italics indicate that I was quoting the article. The words you are quoting as mine are actually taken from the article I linked to. DDT is so effective because it is persistent, unlike pyrethrins which degrade rapidly and need to be frequently resprayed. As a result, it has significant environment side effects and finds its way into the food chain. My only point was that in this case, DDT might be the lesser of two evils.