This is bullshit propaganda, nothing more.
The LD50 for DDT on humans is pretty low; it's not very toxic for us at all. However it is hell on the environment, and THAT'S why we don't spray DDT on anything any more. So contrary to the sentiment expressed by OP's post it's exactly because of science that DDT is banned.
Ignorance of the facts is not an excuse.
Wait so if it is hell on the environment and people exist within the environment it's hell on the people? Thanks for clearing that up
DDT is very bad for certain species that live in the environment; birds for example. As well it's a durable compound that it doesn't break down easily, meaning that it lingers in the environment over many generations of a species so the effects on that species are magnified.
Indirectly it's bad for humans because of the effects it has on the environment which, as you point out, humans are a part of. But spraying it directly on human children, for example, is not specifically a bad thing so if science had only looked at the effect it has on humans it very possibly would not have been banned.
Does that clear it up for you?
As well it's a durable compound that it doesn't break down easily, meaning that it lingers in the environment over many generations of a species
And gets into food and water and then into humans? But you said it's okay for humans? But humans are a species of mammal.
I think you're missing the point. It's the context in which DDT is no longer sprayed at all as well as at humans.
However, if you want to shower in DDT, I'm not going to be an anti-DDT activist. Go for it
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=ddt+effect+on+mammals
Mammals exposed to DDT develop liver tumors and have an increased risk of liver tumors (1). In one study where female and male mice consumed doses of DDT for life, the males were twice as likely to develop liver tumors (1). The EPA has categorized DDT as a B2 carcinogen (8).
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