- Synthetic chemicals/insecticides were a result of studies during WWII for weapons in chemical warfare that happen to be deadly to insects
- One can substitute other elements for Hydrogen in a hydrogen carbon bond
- Chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides pass through the placenta to the embryo while in the mothers womb
- When swallowed dieldrin is 5 times more toxic than DDT but when absorbed through the skin it is 40 times more toxic
- The toxicity of organic phosphates can be increase by non-insecticide agents
- Herbicides can cause gene mutations
Questions
- How easily accessible are these chemicals to an average person?
- How many long term effects are still undiscovered?
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