RicodJour wrote:

Answer: Sure. No human ever died, or even got sick, from DDT.

http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=16073054
Granted that is an extreme case, but you said never got sick from
DDT. Oops!

This is a paper on a father-son team who mistook DDT for flour when frying
fish. The paper did not rule out poisonous fish as the cause of their
malady, so I'd say the conclusions were equivocal. The paper also did not
rule out inherited stupidity that obviously runs in that family.


You really - I mean really - need to start investigating your opinions
as many of them seem to be based on nothing more than your
preconceived beliefs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ddt#Acute_Toxicity
Check out the links at the bottom if you are interested in learning
and aren't worried about your ego being threatened by finding out your
opinion no this matter is worthless.

Let's look at the statements in the Wikipedia site:

* "This endocrine disrupting activity has been observed toxicological
studies involving MICE and RATS..."
* "... exposure to DDT at amounts that would be needed in malaria control
MIGHT cause preterm birth and early weaning..."
* "...studies SUGGEST that DDT exposure is a risk FACTOR for premature birth
and low birth weight..."
* "...SUGGESTS children who have been exposed to DDT while in the womb have
a greater CHANCE of experiencing development problems..."
* "...documented decreases in semen quality..." [not death]
* "...daughters of highly exposed women MAY have more difficulty getting
pregnant..." [but not die]
* "DDT exposure is ASSOCIATED with early pregnancy loss, a type of
miscarriage..."
* "... in utero DDT exposure MAY affect thyroid hormone levels and [MAY]
"play an important role in the incidence and/or causation of cretinism."
[but not death]
* "DDT is SUSPECTED to cause cancer..." [but not death directly]

And so on.


Again, do some research - it'll pay off in the long run.



If what you've found is an example research "paying off," you need to get
your money back.

Bottom Line: No human every died, or even got sick, from DDT (excepting,
maybe, two who can't tell the difference between a weather ballon and
toenail clippings).

As per your recommendation, I did check the first seven (of 117) references.
No deaths attributable to DDT.

As to your advice about whether I should worry about my ego being
threatened, I SUGGEST that potential damage to my ego is considerably less
debilitating than your predicament. To see the shrine of Silent Spring
turned into a Cargo Cult airplane and realize your golden idol is tarnished
must be wrenching beyond measure.