Elixers Of Death

I found this reading very concerning. I wasn't  sure what was used as pesticides but arsenic was certainly not high on the list. Other popular pesticides include  chlorinated hydrocarbons. which are altered methane particles. One of the particles created is called DDT. which was at first thought not to be hazardous to humans since it was used to kill lice on soldiers. However this substance is  poisonous when in contact with oils and is stored in fatty substances such as the intestines. Humans are exposed to this chemical either directly in vegetation which has had contact with DDT or through a less direct way.  Hens that  eat food dusted with DDT eggs have concentration of DDT as dose cows milk. Another scary fact is that these poisons can pass through placenta, damaging babies before they are even born. Chlordane (another pesticide) is highly poisonous, in one case 25% industrial solution was accidentally poured on skin and the vitem was poisoned in 40 minutes. Aldrin causes sterility in animals and is a very real way humans could become extinct. The worst pesticides are  Organic phosphates super poisonous such as Parathion. It is extremely concerning to think that these highly hazardous substances are being sprayed carelessly all over the world, to kill weeds and pests. Humans were able to survive previous to the chemicals, however these chemicals that were supposed to help us prove a very real threat to the extinction to our entire race.