DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane) is one pesticide that has been unquestionably labeled hazardous to our health. It has been linked to cancer and is actually banned from all use in America now.
DDT was widely used in the 1960's. It's all-time peak came in 1963 when 61 million pounds of DDT were sprayed across the U.S. The first major opposition to the spraying of DDT came with Rachel Carson's
Showing posts with label The Dangers of Pesticides. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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