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And malaria reemerged elsewhere after DDT was banned around 1973 thanks to Rachel Carson's book. A professor of pediatrics summarizes how millions died as a res
by vixen99 6y ago
And malaria reemerged elsewhere after DDT was banned around 1973 thanks to Rachel Carson's book. A professor of pediatrics summarizes how millions died as a result and how WHO reinstated DDT in 2006.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-rachel-carson-cost-millions-of-people-their-lives?ref=scroll https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-rachel-carson-cost-million...
- restalis 6y agoThat's not quite right to cast the blame on her. She was right, DDT indeed accumulated in soil and caused bad effects. Blame the people that actually made the call to ban DDT without a plan to prevent the bad consequences. That move could have been handled better.
- msla 6y agoDDT is still used in the Third World, and mosquitoes are becoming resistant: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/10/after-40-years-most-important-weapon-against-mosquitoes-may-be-failing https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/10/after-40-years-most-... https://mosquitoreviews.com/insecticides/ddt-resistant-mosquitoes https://mosquitoreviews.com/insecticides/ddt-resistant-mosqu... > Several serious human health problems, including diabetes and hormonal disruptions, have been linked to DDT, and it is suspected to be carcinogenic. So, no, it wasn't just the eagles.