I was under the impression we were concerned about what it HAS done to people...
http://www.chem.duke.edu/~jds/cruise_chem/pest/effects.html#human "A study in 1968 showed that Americans were consuming an average of 0.025 milligrams of DDT per day!" "At concentration above 236 mg DDT per kg of body weight, you'll die. Concentration of 6-10 mg/kg leads to such symptons as headache, nausea, vomiting, confusion, and tremors." So I weigh something like 110kg, 256,960mg of DDT kills me. In 1968 it'd have taken me 649 days to consume that assuming it all stays in my body. Uh... thats kinda scary. Of course the same article says that DDT is not readily absorbed into the skin. But of course theres another side: http://www.junkscience.com/ddtfaq.html The truth probably lies someplace in the middle. -Curt Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:56:23 -0600 From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Chickens To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I remember reading something not long back that suggested stopping the use of DDT was one of the worst things that has happened to 3rd world countries. We were afraid of what it might do to people so we stopped producing it. However, what the mosquitos do in many tropical countries is a whole lot worse for most people that the effects of DDT ever might be. Randy --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
