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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

At  6/12/2007 03:21 PM,Lynda wrote:
> Well, you have to realise that Gold thinks the greatest invention since
> humans stood up on their hind legs is DDT and that it should never have been
> banned.  That it's sad that a few eagles died but DDT has never hurt a
> human.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT

>>Malaria afflicts between 300 million and 500 million people every 
year. The World Health Organization estimates that around 1 million 
people die of malaria and malaria-related illness every year,[48] 
with about 90% of these deaths occur in Africa, mostly to children 
under the age of 5.

According to the Cato Institute, after South Africa stopped using DDT 
in 1996, the number of malaria cases in KwaZulu Natal province rose 
from 8,000 to 42,000 cases. By 2000, there had been an approximate 
400% increase in malaria deaths. Today, after the reintroduction of 
DDT, the number of deaths from malaria in the region is less than 50 
per year. South Africa could afford and did try newer alternatives to 
DDT, but they proved less effective.[14] Uganda also began permitting 
the use of DDT in anti-malarial efforts, despite a threat that its 
agricultural exports to Europe could be banned if they were 
contaminated with DDT.[56] The Ugandan government has stated that it 
cannot achieve its development goals without first eliminating 
malaria. The GDP shows a striking correlation between malaria and 
poverty, where malaria is estimated to reduce per capita growth by 
1.3 percent per annum.[57]<<

At  6/12/2007 05:05 AM, somebody wrote:

> But if, as the scientists estimate, these natural pesticides are
> 10,000 times more plentiful in your diet than synthetic ones, why
> worry so much about the chemicals that don't come from Mother Nature?

Did I read this right? Someone is asking "Why worry about poison in 
your diet"? What a dumb question...



Rob
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