Startling Concentrations: DDT was once considered a wonder pesticide, combating malaria and preventing crop failures across the world. Top, a truck sprays DDT in 1945 to eliminate mosquitoes on Jones Beach on Long Island. Bottom, a plane dusts DDT powder on a flock of sheep in Medford, OR, in 1948.

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[–]zyxzevn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The massive dumping of barrels with a known toxic, is like a terrorist attack on nature.
In that same period we also dumped nuclear waste into the oceans.

[–]SMCAB 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, the Flintstones used to spark up Lucky Strikes and sell them to kids. Everything is fine for you until it's not.

[–]SoCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

then came Round Up and now with the careless rush to GMO foods, there is no telling what might happen.