DDT not so bad after all?

[iceaura]

The animal that accumulated more DDT than any other turns out to be the polar bear. They had, at one stage, substantial DDT in their fat deposits. There is no evidence it did them any harm whatever.

So? All that does is highlight the irrelevancy of the geography of any indiscriminate use. It doesn't hurt people much either - although caution is advised around pregnancy and nursing.

DDT is now in use in South Africa for malaria control. Their method is to spray the interior of people's homes, and leave a thin film of DDT.

And that use required no change in the existing "ban".

 

[Skeptical]

So? All that does is highlight the irrelevancy of the geography of any indiscriminate use. It doesn't hurt people much either - although caution is advised around pregnancy and nursing.
And that use required no change in the existing "ban".

South Africa is not the USA. An American ban has nothing to do with them. So they use it. And use it wisely.