DDT was never that dangerous. Rachel Carson was simply the Andrew Wakefield of her generation and her sackless colleagues in the field wouldn’t call her out, unlike the medical field coming together to stand up to Wakefield’s racket today. Hell, she had a degree in Marine Science, not Biochemistry.
Eh, slight disagree. DDT at that scale is problematic. No comment on silent spring, but to clearly struck a cord with public perception— real or baseless
https://studiomatters.com/the-toxic-legacy-of-rachel-carson