On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 17:56:22 -0800 (PST), -hh
wrote:
>John Kulp wrote:
>>Alan S wrote:
>> >-hh wrote:
>>
>> >>DEET is a known carcinogen
>>
>> It's not in humans.
>
>Its a EPA Group D carcinogen, and its not that it can't be a human one
>too, but through control of exposure, the issue is avoided.
>
>See:
>
>mr1018.8.ch5.html>
>
>The key phrase in the above URL is "[...] concluded that human
>exposure to DEET was usually brief, and long-term exposure was not to
>be expected."
>
>In essence, there's enough evidence to suggest that it is also a
>carcinogen in humans such that a controlled medical trial to prove the
>link would be unethical...and in any country that signed the Helsinki
>Accords...illegal.
That's complete nonsense. There is no such proof and the military has
been using it for years with no such effect. Or don't you consider
them human?
>
>
>>=A0The US military uses it routinely and would certainly know if it was. =
>=A0
>
>They also know where the regulatory loopholes are. In any event, the
>US Military is using a slow release 33% concentration version made by
>3M, which is what I was referring to earlier.
What has that got to do with your screwball and unsupported claim that
it is a human carcinogen? The same exact stuff is available to
anyone. It's called Ultrathon.
>
>BTW, (and for humans) it is categorized as a Toxicity Category III
>(low acute); note that reported side effects include 'slurred speech',
>which is kind of hard for an insect, dog or pig to report. FYI, I
>still use DEET too, but do so with care and caution...and context.
>For example, DEET doesn't do jack shit to stop Tzetze flies.
Which is low, acute and not chronic and appears almost exclusively in
children. |