Part 1 of Essay
In the United States, the media has a tendency to report only the negative details of everything. Such was the case in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s when the pesticide DDT was investigated and eventually prohibited. Most of the claims against DDT remain unproved to this day. There were three main allegations against D ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... out the disease in some countries altogether. It has been repeatedly proven that DDT does not cause any form of cancer in humans. Contrary to what environmentalist attacks on the pesticide have alleged, the benefits of DDT far exceed the flaws. DDT was first synthesized in 1887 and patented as an insecticide in 1939 by a Swiss chemist, Dr. Paul Müller (Whelan 69). It initially became popular because of its effectiveness against insects, specifically clothes moths and parasites of both animals and plants. DDT ....