Not sure what I can do help you see this differently. I thought, DDT presents no health risk when used properly. was pretty straightforward.
There are a lot of important things in the world, that are absolutely essential to human health, such as DEET, which has warnings like, Ingestions of DEET have been associated with nausea, vomiting, hypotension, encephalopathy, seizure, coma, and ataxia., Ingestion of 50 mL of 100% DEET by a 33 year-old woman resulted in hyptotension, coma, seizures and death. Ingestion of 25 mL of 50% DEET by a one-year-old child resulted in coma and seizures. - but nobody in their right mind would suggest we not use DEET just because it can have negative impact on human health. It's pretty much the key to reducing mosquito bites.
Widespread outdoor spraying of DDT has some pretty significant negative effects on the environment. But there is much less debate about the cost/effectiveness of indoor residual spraying and such to reduce malaria carrying mosquitoes.
There are a lot of important things in the world, that are absolutely essential to human health, such as DEET, which has warnings like, Ingestions of DEET have been associated with nausea, vomiting, hypotension, encephalopathy, seizure, coma, and ataxia., Ingestion of 50 mL of 100% DEET by a 33 year-old woman resulted in hyptotension, coma, seizures and death. Ingestion of 25 mL of 50% DEET by a one-year-old child resulted in coma and seizures. - but nobody in their right mind would suggest we not use DEET just because it can have negative impact on human health. It's pretty much the key to reducing mosquito bites.
Widespread outdoor spraying of DDT has some pretty significant negative effects on the environment. But there is much less debate about the cost/effectiveness of indoor residual spraying and such to reduce malaria carrying mosquitoes.
This is the best reference I can recommend to understand all of the details: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/69945/1/WHO_HTM_GMP...