[AT] DDT

[David Rotigel]

Interesting piece on this question! See: http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=1259 <http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=1259>
	Dave

> On Aug 4, 2016, at 10:58 PM, tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net wrote:
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> I wonder how many human deaths have been caused by disease caused by the banning of DDT.
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>      From: Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
> Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 9:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] DDT
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> Dr. Wayland Hayes ran the tests for the military on DDT, but his 
> research is buried when I try to find it.  It probably is 15 pages back 
> in Google...  An excellent article that refers to Dr. Hayes' work is at 
> http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/articles/Fall02/Mosquitoes.html
> 
> My Dad used DDT and Arsenate of Lead for potato bugs and livestock bugs, 
> the first 35 years of his life.  He had prostate cancer, but otherwise 
> was in great health for the 88 years he lived.  He died due to a Knee 
> surgeon's nurse cutting the circulation off to his leg...
> 
> Cecil in OKla
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> On 8/4/2016 9:10 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
>> A believe it was an EPA ban that did away with DDT. An interesting piece is at http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/15583-ddt-breeds-death <http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/15583-ddt-breeds-death> and will probably tell you more than you wish to know about the chemical.
>>     Dave
>> 
>>> On Aug 4, 2016, at 9:38 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Many years ago there was an article in one of hte farm magazinea about
>>> the test the Navy ran on DDT and sailors back in the 50's.  Of the group
>>> that ate the stuff every day in corn oil ( I think was how it was
>>> applied) not one of them had Cancer after 40 or 50 years....      It
>>> proves to me that the Idiot judge that outlawed it had no idea what he
>>> was ruling on. They blamed the thin eggshells of the Bald eagle on
>>> DDT.  It could have just been genetics.....  As you said Dave, one or 2
>>> sprays of DDT and we could forget about the ZIKA virus and mosquitos
>>> too..      DDT just got too cheap...    I use BT because of my guineas
>>> and cats.  My best shade tree ws hit by the ice storm last winter, and
>>> then by the Bagworms.  By the time it got dry enough to spray, the
>>> bagworms nearly had it destroyed.
>>> 
>>> Cecil in OKla
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>>> 
>>> On 8/4/2016 6:13 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
>>>> You can thank Rachel Carson <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Carson> (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT>) for ALL those who have died since DDT was outlawed!
>>>>     Dave
>>>> 
>>>>> On Aug 4, 2016, at 6:21 PM, Ronald Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I lived painted white with that stuff every summer from about age 8
>>>>> until collage age.  Figure about 10 years.  It must have hurt my earning
>>>>> potential.  I sure don't have any money to speak of at age 72.
>>>>> 
>>>>> They could get rid of those ZIKA virus carrying mosquitos in a day or
>>>>> two by spraying it once.  Done for the year.  Makes too much sense and
>>>>> not enough money for whomever is calling the shots.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ron Cook, Salix, IA
>>>>> 
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