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Article #243: The Dangers of Pesticides

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DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane) The same bird also eats a fish from a
is one pesticide that has been nearby creek; one that contains runoff
unquestionably labeled hazardous to our from the farmer's crops, and
health. It has been linked to cancer and unfortunately DDT. Now all the DDT from
is actually banned from all use in the fish is also stored within the bird.
America now. The bird is caught and eaten by a female
DDT was widely used in the 1960's. It's human. All the DDT from the plant, the
all-time peak came in 1963 when 61 rodent, bird and fish is stored in her
million pounds of DDT were sprayed across fatty tissue. The woman has a baby and
the U.S. The first major opposition to one of the mother's first gifts to it is
the spraying of DDT came with Rachel a portion of her DDT. Throughout the son
Carson's well-known book, "Silent Spring" or daughter's life, even more DDT will
in 1962. By 1968, many states had decided accumulate as he or she continues to
to ban the use of the pesticide. By 1972, ingest contaminated foods. Since it is a
the government had banned all use of it carcinogen, the individual may have a
in the U.S. greater chance of developing cancer.
Today, the U.S. does not produce or Remember, DDT is extremely persistent so
supply DDT. Other regions of the world even though we don't spray it now, it was
like Africa, Central and South America sprayed all over the country for about
still spray DDT and compounds derived three decades and is definitely still
from it to help control diseases spread around.
by insects, such as malaria. Since some DDT is not the only pesticide that causes
of our food is imported from countries problems. Several others are made from
still using the pesticide, the FDA compounds that are derived from it and
monitors imported foods for traces of DDT are known to be carcinogic as well.
and other hazardous substances. Examples of these are malathion and
Just what's so bad about DDT? diazinon. Both are highly toxic.
If a farmer sprays DDT on his crops, Fortunately, they break down very quickly
eventually, a rodent eats one of the DDT in the environment to form nontoxic
covered plants. The DDT is then stored in compounds. Carbamates are another group
the fatty tissues of the rodent. Maybe a of pesticides which are presumably
bird catches and eats the rodent. The DDT not-carcinogenic, but still pose dangers
comes with the package and is stored in to our health.
the fat of the bird.






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