[limomium]

Sounds pretty horrible to me...:

> DDT is classified as "moderately toxic" by the US National Toxicology Program (NTP) and "moderately hazardous" by WHO

> studies document decreases in semen quality among men with high exposures (generally from indoor residual spraying)

> Indirect exposure of mothers through workers directly in contact with DDT is associated with an increase in spontaneous abortions

> studies found that DDT or DDE interfere with proper thyroid function in pregnancy and childhood

> Mothers with high levels of DDT circulating in their blood during pregnancy were found to be more likely to give birth to children who would go on to develop autism

[perl4ever]

Malaria used to be a serious problem in the US.