Silent Spring firmly rooted in Duxbury

[spiffma28]

Thank you "reasicable". DDT is a very useful product, however it was used indiscriminately resulting in severe consequences to wildlife. DDT is hardly "harmless". DDT and its breakdown products caused the decimation of Brown Pelican, Peregrine Falcon, and numerous other birds through bio accumulation. These compounds also cause adverse effects in humans. Rachel Carson alerted us to our irresponsible and dangerous use of this product.

[2289567]

Unsung hero? She doomed 34 million people to death from a preventable disease using junk science.

[ahfitz]

DDT was killing birds and nature. It killed off mosquitos too but nature can do that instead. Therefore still preventing/treating malaria.

[dsutari]

Whether or not Rachel Carson advocated a total ban is pointless. She is responsible for spreading disinformation about a harmless, effective chemical, and should bear the consequences.

[patriotledger]

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[gumbyetl]

wow paulagloria. thank you for knowing the truth. there are so many people out there that dont. by posting that you just made my day :)

[reasicable]

DDT was not completely banned, and neither did Carson advocate a total ban. She acknowledged the need to fight malaria and only wanted to limit spraying, not only to protect the environment, but also to prevent the mosquitoes from developing a resistance to DDT. This is a very harmful and misinformed lie about Carson. I strongly encourage you to read more on the subject, especially rebuttals to the point you have raised. You can start by searching "DDT" and "deltoid".

[paulagloria]

because DDT was banned 34 million deaths have occured...check out rachelwaswrongdotorg and I have one on my site. good luck to us to stay connected on this point