By Conciliator,
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05-26-2007, 07:48 PM
care to explain some of these myths for us ?I have a problem with just about the entire thing. Let's take, for example, just the first paragraph, where there's something false on almost every line:

1) DNP was not used in the early 20th century to "ignite dynamite." First, DNP wasn't used as an ignitor. Rather, it was used in synergistic mixtures with trinitrophenol and TNT. The French are the most well known for using DNP for this purpose. They commonly used mixtures of 40% DNP and 60% TNP. Second, these explosives had nothing to do with dynamite. They were TNT based, and in the case of the French, even this aspect was lacking.
2) DNP was not used to cast a yellow dye on wood and other handcrafts. Someone got sloppy here. DNP has been used in the production of dyes. It's also been used as a wood preservative. It hasn't been used as a wood dye for making handcrafts look cute.
3) It was not based on "demographical statistics" that French munitions workers lost weight and had DNP side effects. This was readily observed right in the factory, where a protection plan was put into place. I don't think anyone has ever done "demographical statistics" on DNP users.
4) The research at Stanford was not in the 1920's. It began in the 1930's with Cutting and Tainter.
5) DNP was on the market for only 4 or 5 years, not two decades.
6) Sales didn't stop because it was banned by the FDA. The FDA started putting pressure on manufacturers who then voluntarily withdrew it.
7) There was not "a report" of cataract formation, there were well over 100, including a few in males.
8) The reports of cataracts were very TRUE. It is a side effect that occured in approximately 0.1% of the population. This was the main reason the drug was discontinued. The mechanism of action behind the cataract formation was elucidated a few decades later.
9) DNP is no longer used as a pesticide.

And then the article is full of stupid myths like crystal DNP is stronger than powder, or that DNP produces a great deal of oxidative stress, etc. This guy is clearly no DNP expert. In his starting paragraph alone, he completely discredits himself.