Good day,
As a kid, I used to run behind the DDT trucks in Alabama. To my
knowledge, I'm fine. Maybe it was the tar from the roads I used to chew in
place of gum?
I suspect that the spraying of DDT was prevalent across many
locations. I wonder if the blame can be laid at the feet of the DDT.
Jeff jones
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At 09:10 PM 1/30/96 EST, you wrote:
>Frank Yasi,
>You wrote:
>
>>Another thing that bugs us-- after World War II my two brothers lived
>>about one mile apart and close to a lake. Every summer the town would
>>spray DDT to control mosquitoes- and they saturated the area pretty well.
>>Any comments on this, anyone
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>At Loma Linda University Medical Center we have seen several patients who had
>been exposed to large doses of DDT spraying as a youth. One gal used to ride
>her bike behind the truck when it sprayed because she liked the smell. Her
>Parkinson's Disease probably started at the age of 16.
>
>Dr. Don Berns
>4943 Del Monte Rd.
>La Canada, CA 91011
>818-790-8812
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