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Let's go back to DDT; it worked well. No link to cancer. It is widely speculated that banning DDT caused more deaths than Hitler. It wasn't perfect, but west
by mises 8y ago
Let's go back to DDT; it worked well. No link to cancer. It is widely speculated that banning DDT caused more deaths than Hitler.
It wasn't perfect, but western moral imperialism and the corresponding pressure forced the third world to give up use of a lifesaving pesticide. Malaria killed more than DDT by far, and it was wrong to jump to conclusions.
- kkarakk 8y agoFrom[0] - The direct DDT exposure toxic effects in humans include developmental abnormalities [1], reproductive disease [2], neurological disease [3], and cancer [4]. The exposure DDT metabolite DDE (dichlorodiphenyldichloroehtane) also promotes abnormal human health effects such as childhood diabetes and obesity [5]. [0]:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124473/#B17 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124473/#B17 [1]:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11463412 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11463412 [2]:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14645167 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14645167 [3]:ATSDR. Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry (ATSDR)/US Public Health Service, Toxicological Profile for 4,4’-DDT, 4,4’-DDE, 4, 4’-DDD (Update) Atlanta, GA: ATSDR; 1994. [4]:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10372419 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10372419 [5]:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295349/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295349/