: About Me

There are numerous published studies regarding the negative environmental and health effects associated with DDT, so it would make sense to completely ban it, right? That was my first instinct until I researched this issue further. It is not such an easy question to answer and multiple issues must be taken into consideration. The costs and benefits of banning or keeping DDT must be weighed carefully. It is easier for people in industrialized nations, where malaria is not a threat, to demand a complete ban on DDT. Of the over 350-500 million worldwide cases of malaria each year, only a...