Death From DDTDelhi's unborn children are being gravely poisoned even before they come out into the world. DDT levels in breast milk are a startling 46 times above international safety norms.DDT, which can cause blood cancer, is banned in agriculture, but that has not stopped it from finding its way into our bodies through a multiplier effect - increasing in concentration as it travels up the food chain.Sperm SlaughterRising levels of urban pollution are now being directly implicated in the Indian male's falling sperm count. Chemicals in pesticides and in the air could disrupt the endocrine system, of which the male reproductive system is a key constituent. The result: sperms with abnormal heads or tails - and in lesser numbers. Sperm counts have fallen from 60 to 110 million per millilitre to 20 million.Studies by: Centre for science and Environment; Institute for Research in Reproduction Published By: AtMigration Published On: Aug 17, 1998--- ENDS ---
