On My Previous Assertion that DDT is "Perfectly Safe"

That was obviously an incorrect statement in that NOTHING is perfectly safe (going up and down stairs and/or riding a bike, for example). A much more accurate statement would have been say that it's "highly safe" or that it's "relatively safe". That and I could have also made some tangible comparisons. For example, I could have stated that more people die in one day from hospital infections than have ever died from DDT. Ditto, indoor air pollution (mainly from the burning of cow dung). Ditto, malaria (a tragedy that could largely be snuffed out via pesticides). Ditto, starvation (a tragedy that could largely be snuffed out via biotechnology). Ditto, medications (Statins are a particularly virulent drug and I ask you folks to follow the money on that one)....Ditto...