In article ,
martin writes:
| On 31 Jul 2003 08:47:26 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
| In article ,
| martin writes:
| |
| | http://www.chem.ox.ac.uk/mom/ddt/ddt.html
| |
| | "The use of DDT was banned in the United States in 1973, although it
| | is still in use in some other parts of the world. The buildup of DDT
| | in natural waters is a reverisble process: the EPA reported a 90%
| | reduction of DDT in Lake Michigan fish by 1978 as a result of the
| | ban."
| |
| | and
| | http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,55843,00.html
|
| If I recall correctly, it was still INCREASING in some Arctic animals
| well into the 1990s. While the process is reversible, the timescale
| is very long.
|
| Do you know how many million people die of malaria every year?

About 60, I think. However, the human race is in no great danger
of becoming extinct - at least from that cause. Furthermore, do
you know how many strains of mosquito were/are developing resistance
to DDT?


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.