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That's an interesting read, thanks. Pages 8-10 say DDT was the ultimate cause of paralysis (i.e., poliomyelitis) in the 40s and 50s, and it might have been, but only because it was used EVERYWHERE, even in beds and lunch boxes. As far as I know, the only toxicity ever linked with DDT was when it was used in quantities that clearly exceeded a reasonable application.
Before that, poliomyelitis paralysis was caused by the use of lead arsenate as bug spray for crops, and as I mentioned, green color in wallpaper.
When one considers the insane amount of toxic chemicals and metals that the public has been exposed to over the last 150 years, it's a wonder there's anyone still living in the US.
My source for this information is "The Moth in the Iron Lung" by Forrest Maready. He's a journalist and writer, not a doctor, so he's not beholden to toe the AMA's line. This is a good book, even if I disagree with him on the use of DDT.
Before that, poliomyelitis paralysis was caused by the use of lead arsenate as bug spray for crops, and as I mentioned, green color in wallpaper.
When one considers the insane amount of toxic chemicals and metals that the public has been exposed to over the last 150 years, it's a wonder there's anyone still living in the US.
My source for this information is "The Moth in the Iron Lung" by Forrest Maready. He's a journalist and writer, not a doctor, so he's not beholden to toe the AMA's line. This is a good book, even if I disagree with him on the use of DDT.