據外媒報道，早在60年代殺蟲劑DDT被發現對人類和野生動物有毒害，于是此后多年，農民和景觀設計師積極采用甲氧滴滴涕（Methoxychlor）來替代DDT。
該類殺蟲劑包括鏈霉素（Chemform）、甲氧基（Methoxo）、甲氧滴滴涕（Metox）或滅蟲氧（Moxie）等。現在，最新研究表明，孕期暴露于這些殺蟲劑可能導致后三代的人容易罹患疾病，即使后人沒有直接暴露于甲氧滴滴涕。
部分原文報道如下：
In the post-Silent Spring 1960s, when the pesticide DDT was discovered to be toxic to humans and wildlife and to persist for years in the environment, farmers and landscapers turned enthusiastically to Methoxychlor. The pesticide-also commercially known as Chemform, Methoxo, Metox or Moxie-had a much shorter half-life and was billed as the safe alternative to DDT. Now, new research argues that exposure to the pesticide could cause diseases three generations later, in offspring who were never exposed to the Methoxychlor themselves.
原文鏈接：<http://www.newsweek.com/pesticide-diseases-pesticide-exposure-pesticide-poisoning-pesticides-and-pregnancy-261181>
日期：2014-08-01
