Abuse of Rachel Carson and Misuse of DDT Science in the Service of Environmental Deregulation.

Authors :: Yang J
Ward MD
Kahr B
Source :: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) [Angew Chem Int Ed Engl] 2017 Aug 14; Vol. 56 (34), pp. 10026-10032. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 13.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Fake news?? The contact insecticide DDT has been reappraised as a safe, life-saving compound by special interest groups committed to repealing environmental regulations. It is shown in this essay how some specific toxicological data has been misused by those aiming to disingenuously influence public policy. Graphic: Pestroy, a DDT-laced coating marketed in 1946 by Sherwin-Williams Research Laboratories.<br /> (© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)

Subjects :: Animals
DDT chemical synthesis
DDT chemistry
DDT history
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Insecticides chemical synthesis
Insecticides chemistry
Insecticides history
Conservation of Natural Resources history
Conservation of Natural Resources legislation & jurisprudence
DDT toxicity
Environmental Policy history
Environmental Policy legislation & jurisprudence
Insecticides toxicity

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