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The Positive Effects Of DDT
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In the United States, the media has a tendency to report only the
negative details of everything. Such was the case in the late 1960’s and
early 1970’s when the pesticide DDT was investigated and eventually
prohibited. Most of the claims agai .... Middle of Term Paper
... 71).
It is proven to have been the most effective chemical ever to prevent the
spread of malaria all over the world. It nearly wiped out the disease in
some countries altogether. It has been repeatedly proven that DDT does not
cause any form of cancer in humans. Contrary to what environmentalist
attacks on the pesticide have alleged, the benefits of DDT far exceed the
flaws.
DDT was first synthesized in 1887 and patented as an insecticide in
1939 by a Swiss chemist, Dr. Paul Müller (Whelan 69). It initially became
popular because of its effectiveness against insects, specifically clothes
moths and parasites of both animals and plants. ... |
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