Poor phrasing on my part. What I meant is that people lump DDT in with other harmful substances, when in fact it's not remotely harmful. The real harm was banning it, which allowed mosquito populations and the diseases they carry, like malaria, to proliferate. In fact, there have been millions of preventable deaths in the decades since the ban.
You can find the EPA's transcript of the hearing where they admit that there's little scientific evidence to support a ban other than projections and speculation (read: FUD).
Poor phrasing on my part. What I meant is that people lump DDT in with other harmful substances, when in fact it's not remotely harmful. The real harm was banning it, which allowed mosquito populations and the diseases they carry, like malaria, to proliferate. In fact, there have been millions of preventable deaths in the decades since the ban.
You can find the EPA's transcript of the hearing where they admit that there's little scientific evidence to support a ban other than projections and speculation (read: FUD).