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Originally Posted by dyna mo
you don;t realize that is a marketing ad put out by the manufacturer in 1947?
before there was any evidence/research done on ddt? after which, it was banned?
1947. hindsight is 20-20
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DDT wasn't banned until 1972...
http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/ddt/01.html
This was 10 years AFTER it was identified as an environmental and health hazard, via studies and books like "Silent Spring"...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Spring