DDT- A problem

Title: DDT- A problem
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
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DDT- A problem

DDT: Tough Decision-Making The controversial use of DDT has been common place in the late 19th to early 20th century. As many pesticides started, their costs were overlooked by the out-weighing benefits. DDT has both advantages and disadvantages that cohere to its history. The advantages being that of controlling malaria and other insect causing diseases. Meanwhile, the disadvantages are that of harming animal populations, specifically the marine community and birds. Not to mention causing cancer …showed first 75 words of 1026 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1026 total…are blind to this notion and over-see it because of their simple minded reasoning. DDT kills. Sources 1) “The Pros and Cons of Pesticides”— http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/epb/factsheets/pesticides/pro_con.html 2) “The Case for DDT: Science News Online, July 1, 2000”—http://www.sciencenews.org/20000701/bob2.asp 3) “The Good News about DDT”—http://natsci.ucsc.edu/acad/scicom/SciNotes/9601/Sealion/00Intro.html 4) “Debating DDT -- 11/11/1999 - ENN.com”—http://www.enn.com/features/1999/11/111199/featureddt_6194.asp

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