Re: An Enemy That Won't Hurt Us
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Originally Posted by Tribesman
Come on be fair Adrian , the use of DDT as recommended by the WHO has never stopped , the problem was with the widespread spraying and agricultural use and it was that which was banned . It was the stupid know it all cure all application of the chemical that not only did the damage but also led to a resilience in mosquitos against the chemical .
So when Prager prattles on about it was actually a real threat , and the threat was from the over use and mis use of the chemical .
Gah!
The Economist: The widespread use of DDT in the 1950s and 1960s all but eliminated malaria in several developing countries and saved an estimated 500m lives by 1970. Since then, the use of the stuff has shrunk. Of the roughly 100 countries where malaria is endemic, only 23 now employ DDT to fight the disease. And that is frequently the fault of aid donors who help to finance the battle against malaria.
Environmentalists argue that DDT-spraying causes harm to humans, but no replicated, peer-reviewed study has ever demonstrated this. Nor is it likely that the tiny quantities used in house-spraying have any serious effect on the environment. Amir Attaran, another Harvard academic, estimates that the volume of DDT used to protect the entire high-risk population of Guyana for a year is equivalent to what a farmer might spray on to a single field of cotton.
Re: An Enemy That Won't Hurt Us
Ahem .......Amir Attaran, another Harvard academic, estimates that the volume of DDT used to protect the entire high-risk population of Guyana for a year is equivalent to what a farmer might spray on to a single field of cotton......Come on be fair Adrian , the use of DDT as recommended by the WHO has never stopped , the problem was with the widespread spraying and agricultural use and it was that which was banned
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Environmentalists argue that DDT-spraying causes harm to humans
Do they , I thought the arguement that widespread spraying led to a build up in the water system and soil and was transfered from animal to animal in the foodchain so that it could theoreticly get to the stage where the concentrations would be harmful to humans .
Re: An Enemy That Won't Hurt Us
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Originally Posted by Adrian II
It couldn't hurt you educate yourself a bit first.
DDT has its maximum effect in minimal doses that don't kill insects but keep them away from people, resulting in a 90% decrease in transmission of malaria. That's why the
WHO recommends it.
It's stupid, one-dimensional, spoilt western know-it-all views such as yours that caused needless deaths from malaria in the Third World for decades.
Absolutely. :yes:
While there isn't an outright global ban on DDT, western countries began tying aid to the stoppage of its use- causing many, many needless malaria deaths.
Re: An Enemy That Won't Hurt Us
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Originally Posted by Xiahou
Absolutely. :yes:
While there isn't an outright global ban on DDT, western countries began tying aid to the stoppage of its use- causing many, many needless malaria deaths.
Survive malaria but get cancer and retarded children?
Re: An Enemy That Won't Hurt Us
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Survive malaria but get cancer and retarded children?
The chance of getting cell-phone cancer is probably the same as DDT.
Re: An Enemy That Won't Hurt Us
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Originally Posted by CrossLOPER
Survive malaria but get cancer and retarded children?
Yeah, it'll thin your children's eggshells too. ~:handball:
