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I would think pesticides in the 1890’s through 1930’s were not as dangerous as what came later. Is that a poor assumption?
by PantaloonFlames 1y ago
I would think pesticides in the 1890’s through 1930’s were not as dangerous as what came later.
Is that a poor assumption?
- cogman10 1y agoIt is, mainly because the history of pesticide research has basically been looking for the least harmful pesticides to humans. Before DDT went into wide use in the 1940s, aersnic based pesticides were common. Here's a particularly nasty one that was commonly used up until DDT replaced it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_hydrogen_arsenate?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_hydrogen_arsenate?wprov=s...
- thowayaymb 1y agoMy great-grandma is the only one in my family who died of cancer and she used to apply farm chemicals by hand