[HN Gopher] Revising the History of DDT's Long-Tailed Legacy
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       Revising the History of DDT's Long-Tailed Legacy
        
       Author : Petiver
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2022-07-12 22:29 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | User23 wrote:
       | It's odd that this piece leaves out the massive success of using
       | DDT to eradicate malaria in the United States[1]. It was such a
       | success that most people don't even realize malaria was endemic
       | to most of the USA. Obviously improper dumping and so on is bad,
       | but an intelligent society should always consider the tradeoffs
       | of applying any technology. My own ethics highly prioritize
       | reducing human suffering, so I reckon it was most likely worth it
       | in the USA.
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       | [1]
       | https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/history/elimination_us.htm...
        
         | toast0 wrote:
         | Use of DDT for malaria control is still permitted under the
         | global ban of the substance, and it is still used in some
         | places.
        
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