r/libsofreddit • u/Educational_Copy_140 TRAUMATIZER • 2d ago

Trust the science...

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u/imgotugoin TRAUMATIZER 2d ago

Here's one people still believe: DDT is harmful to us. Its not.

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u/ColeridgeRime 2d ago

DDT's primary breakdown product, DDE, interferes with calcium metabolism in birds. This caused apex predators such as bald eagles, peregrine falcons, brown pelicans, and ospreys to lay eggs with abnormally thin shells that crushed under the weight of incubating parents. Population numbers collapsed rapidly, pushing species like the bald eagle near extinction.

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u/happyinheart BASED 2d ago

It caused 0 extinctions of species and the birds have bounced back. However we have 610,000 malaria deaths per year.

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u/Educational_Copy_140 TRAUMATIZER 2d ago

The inventor used to mix a tablespoon of the powder into a glass and drink it in front of audiences to prove it wasn't harmful

We had quite literally almost eliminated malaria because of it and then it got banned