Small detail: Africa is not a country (early on you say something like "use of DDT in countries such as Africa"). I assume you meant "use of DDT in countries such as those in Africa"
Eggshell thinning: This has been proved not to be so. The Bitman study was found to be flawed, as Bitman fed his birds on a diet deficient in calcium. When he repeated the study with a proper diet, no thinning was observed.
scientists believe that no other single drug has saved more lives than DDT and it remains the cheapest and most effective way to protect against malaria and mosquitoes. As you said in this video, death attributed to malaria are staggering and could still be preventable if the rest of the world let africa save the lives of its people.
The World Health Organization estimates that during the period of its use approximately 25 million lives were saved. it eradicated malaria in North America. San Jose University Professor Jay Gordon Edwards once wrote: By far the greatest killer has been malaria transmitted by mosquitoes. In 1945 the goal of eradicating the scourge appeared to be achievable thanks to DDT. By 1959 the US, Europe, portions of the Soviet Union, Chile, and several Caribbean Islands where nearly malaria free.
Todd Seavey of the American Council on Health and Science: "No DDT-related human fatalities or chronic illnesses have ever been recorded, even among the DDT-soaked workers in anti-malarial programs or among prisoners who were fed DDT as volunteer test subjects."
Years of carefully controlled feeding experiments involving levels of DDT as high as present in most wild birds resulted in no tremors, mortality, thinning of egg shells nor reproductive interference.
they fed loads of it to inmates and they did not develop any signs of cancer. the fact that it causes cancer (and the fact that DDT was the reason for the eagle population decline) has been disproved.
Small detail: Africa is not a country (early on you say something like "use of DDT in countries such as Africa"). I assume you meant "use of DDT in countries such as those in Africa"
xmfclick 1 year ago
Eggshell thinning: This has been proved not to be so. The Bitman study was found to be flawed, as Bitman fed his birds on a diet deficient in calcium. When he repeated the study with a proper diet, no thinning was observed.
xmfclick 1 year ago
brilliant documentary! professional and objective.
pwiattitto 1 year ago
scientists believe that no other single drug has saved more lives than DDT and it remains the cheapest and most effective way to protect against malaria and mosquitoes. As you said in this video, death attributed to malaria are staggering and could still be preventable if the rest of the world let africa save the lives of its people.
Suptiche12 2 years ago
The World Health Organization estimates that during the period of its use approximately 25 million lives were saved. it eradicated malaria in North America. San Jose University Professor Jay Gordon Edwards once wrote: By far the greatest killer has been malaria transmitted by mosquitoes. In 1945 the goal of eradicating the scourge appeared to be achievable thanks to DDT. By 1959 the US, Europe, portions of the Soviet Union, Chile, and several Caribbean Islands where nearly malaria free.
Suptiche12 2 years ago
Todd Seavey of the American Council on Health and Science: "No DDT-related human fatalities or chronic illnesses have ever been recorded, even among the DDT-soaked workers in anti-malarial programs or among prisoners who were fed DDT as volunteer test subjects."
Years of carefully controlled feeding experiments involving levels of DDT as high as present in most wild birds resulted in no tremors, mortality, thinning of egg shells nor reproductive interference.
Suptiche12 2 years ago
they fed loads of it to inmates and they did not develop any signs of cancer. the fact that it causes cancer (and the fact that DDT was the reason for the eagle population decline) has been disproved.
Suptiche12 2 years ago
Very good presentation. You seemed to try to discuss various sides over the issue of DDT, including reasons for and against using it. Well done!
sittiz 2 years ago
What a compelling and insightful documentary. Congratulations on your success and may you have more to come!
rideorado 3 years ago