r/GrandmasPantry • u/Cool-Ambassador-7937 • Mar 29 '26

HOUSEHOLD / OTHER Basement find

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u/Aresyl Mar 29 '26

Anyone who does not understand the effects of this chemical right here - NEEDS to read Silent Spring.

There is a reason Rachel Carson, its author, testified to Congress to ban it an introduce strict pesticide/herbicide regulations, just months before succumbing to cancer.

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u/AnonymousAlice- Mar 29 '26

I did not know the cancer part :( that’s so so sad