Wow, as if I wasn’t already thoroughly impressed by you and your work, now I’m super impressed. If only every RUclips creator (and researcher/corporation/basically everyone!) was reputable and moral enough to correct or clarify information, wouldn’t the world be a better place! I am old enough to remember DDT (followed quickly by Agent Orange) and her book. That lady was amazing and doesn’t get enough credit for the good she did. May we all follow both of your examples and speak up about wrongs and be courageous and moral enough to modify our statements for accuracy and the common good. Brava! You are so appreciated. Thank you for all that you do.
Thank you for doing an updated video on this! The original was great, but having even more depth on just how persistent these chemicals are in the environment is even better (and also scary, but that’s important too). One of our local knitting charities tells people not to use “moth proof” wool yarn, just to be safe. As you noted in the video, it’s impossible to tell what exactly was used to treat the wool, even if you look up the information from the ball band. It’s frustrating that our best option right now is “put it in the bin” when that doesn’t solve the problem, it just makes it someone else’s.
So glad you re-did this one. I missed it the first time around. Very informative and interesting. Spreading information is just as important as that data for convincing people that something has to be done
Currently rethinking some yarn i got from a charity shop which I'm pretty sure was labelled moth-proof (never loved it that much, but it was second hand and seemed a good deal).
I appreciate you editing this to your satisfaction and reposting it. I'm so glad you are getting this information out. Also, the cat retakes and the spooky decor are delightful! 🧡🎃
My aunt would spray her house with ddt and then other chemicals when ddt got banned. She was the only one of the 4 sisters and parents who ended up very overweight and ended uo dying of lung cancer at 52 even though she never smoked a cig. My mother swears her weight and then ultimately cancer and death is due to the spraying of her house. Idk, but it makes sense. Ddt and these pesticides are some nasty stuff.
I recently came into possession of a rug that is labelled moth proof. It's a gorgeous rug, and I did wash it with rug cleaner before putting it in my home, but now I am anxious about its fiber contents. I assumed originally that moth proof just meant polyester 😭😭
I have one kislux bag I got in 2019, it's the LV white catogram speedy. It's counter quality and it has a nice honey patina now, so the leather is real. I think whatever makes you happy go for it. I've seen LV with plastic leather and blood red glaze...
I was born in 1969 in So. California. I heard about DDT and the effect it had on our coastal pelican population. Shells so soft,the birds crushed the babies. I think it was already outlawed by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) in the 1970s. EDIT: I had no idea it was still leaking under the ocean.😢
🍃 I appreciate sharing your knowledge. Perhaps what I am going to tell you is off topic: where are the flies ? Decades ago there were flies in homes, due to the heat, the garbage, whatever... they were a domestic problem to combat... Today it is difficult to see a fly... I find it strange...
Insect populations are collapsing at alarming rates the world over. Some estimate as much as 90 %. A combination of habitat loss, loss of food sources and pesticide use the world over is contributing to the collapse and it is terrifying. They are so, so necessary to our ecosystems.
In our country/area at least, it’s partly because all houses must have screened windows and doors before you can rent them out. In practice that means all but the very oldest houses have flyscreen. We still get flies because we have chickens and holes in all the screens, but you’re right, they’re much less prevalent now than when I was a kid. Most of my friends’ houses barely see a fly or any insect inside.
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Ah, "dilution is the solution to pollution", a phrase which makes every single person in my environmental chemistry class want to cry
And they believed it too. Our poor planet. 😭
Wow, as if I wasn’t already thoroughly impressed by you and your work, now I’m super impressed. If only every RUclips creator (and researcher/corporation/basically everyone!) was reputable and moral enough to correct or clarify information, wouldn’t the world be a better place! I am old enough to remember DDT (followed quickly by Agent Orange) and her book. That lady was amazing and doesn’t get enough credit for the good she did. May we all follow both of your examples and speak up about wrongs and be courageous and moral enough to modify our statements for accuracy and the common good. Brava! You are so appreciated. Thank you for all that you do.
You are too kind. ❤️
Thank you for doing an updated video on this! The original was great, but having even more depth on just how persistent these chemicals are in the environment is even better (and also scary, but that’s important too).
One of our local knitting charities tells people not to use “moth proof” wool yarn, just to be safe. As you noted in the video, it’s impossible to tell what exactly was used to treat the wool, even if you look up the information from the ball band. It’s frustrating that our best option right now is “put it in the bin” when that doesn’t solve the problem, it just makes it someone else’s.
It is very frustrating. I wish they were required to put all dye and treatment information along with the fibre content.
Thank you for your re-edit of this!
Thank you! We want the information out there! ❤️
So glad you re-did this one. I missed it the first time around. Very informative and interesting. Spreading information is just as important as that data for convincing people that something has to be done
Yes! What good are the research articles if they just gather dust behind paywalls?
@@KristineVike totally agree!
Currently rethinking some yarn i got from a charity shop which I'm pretty sure was labelled moth-proof (never loved it that much, but it was second hand and seemed a good deal).
I appreciate you editing this to your satisfaction and reposting it.
I'm so glad you are getting this information out.
Also, the cat retakes and the spooky decor are delightful! 🧡🎃
Cat outtakes are my favourite! ❤️
@@KristineVike mine too!
Thanks for redoing this, Kristine. More people need to know about these chemicals.
My aunt would spray her house with ddt and then other chemicals when ddt got banned. She was the only one of the 4 sisters and parents who ended up very overweight and ended uo dying of lung cancer at 52 even though she never smoked a cig. My mother swears her weight and then ultimately cancer and death is due to the spraying of her house. Idk, but it makes sense. Ddt and these pesticides are some nasty stuff.
What a tragic story. Chemical history is no joke!
Getting rid of TV was one of the best things ever. Also, getting rid of all the mystery cables is a great tip.
Excellent revision, Kristine. You were so right to do it. ❤
Great video! Also, extra points for including the void loaf. It's a great way to counter the general despair of the topic at hand. 🐈⬛❤🥲
Thank you for this update. Very informative.
I recently came into possession of a rug that is labelled moth proof. It's a gorgeous rug, and I did wash it with rug cleaner before putting it in my home, but now I am anxious about its fiber contents. I assumed originally that moth proof just meant polyester 😭😭
They are so opaque with their labelling, I totally understand getting confused!
I have one kislux bag I got in 2019, it's the LV white catogram speedy. It's counter quality and it has a nice honey patina now, so the leather is real. I think whatever makes you happy go for it. I've seen LV with plastic leather and blood red glaze...
Thank you. Love your videos!
Thank You for this
This is such a good video! I will be watching more :]
I was born in 1969 in So. California. I heard about DDT and the effect it had on our coastal pelican population. Shells so soft,the birds crushed the babies. I think it was already outlawed by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) in the 1970s.
EDIT: I had no idea it was still leaking under the ocean.😢
🍃 I appreciate sharing your knowledge.
Perhaps what I am going to tell you is off topic: where are the flies ?
Decades ago there were flies in homes, due to the heat, the garbage, whatever... they were a domestic problem to combat... Today it is difficult to see a fly... I find it strange...
Insect populations are collapsing at alarming rates the world over. Some estimate as much as 90 %. A combination of habitat loss, loss of food sources and pesticide use the world over is contributing to the collapse and it is terrifying. They are so, so necessary to our ecosystems.
In our country/area at least, it’s partly because all houses must have screened windows and doors before you can rent them out. In practice that means all but the very oldest houses have flyscreen.
We still get flies because we have chickens and holes in all the screens, but you’re right, they’re much less prevalent now than when I was a kid. Most of my friends’ houses barely see a fly or any insect inside.
We get flies, and I hunt them down without mercy. We also get those stupid little elm bugs, which STINK. And spiders, who I don't mind.
Just more evidence that humans won't manage to kill the planet, just our ability to keep living on it.😢