Fw: Sound Science, Risk Management from Pest Industry; More death and injury from Pesticides

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Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 1:36 AM

Subject: Sound Science, Risk Management from Pest Industry; More death and injury from Pesticides

***************************************** PE$TICIDE$ ***************************************** Good News! Quebec studies pesticide ban Quebec's environment minister is "seriously considering" a province-wide ban on pesticide use for strictly aesthetic purposes in the wake of the Supreme Court of Canada ruling that municipalities can legally restrict the use of pesticides. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-11a.htm -------------------------------------- Another City rethinks use of pesticides: Lynnwood, WA There won't be any pesticides, herbicides or insecticides being sprayed in parks or public places for the next 12 months, unless the mayor declares a "pest" emergency, an infestation falls into the state's "noxious weed" category or human health is threatened. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-14b.htm -------------------------------------- Pest Control Industry... Stuff How to Avoid Pesticide Exposure Lawsuits: July, 2001 Issue of Pest control Magazine Here are some tips to keep your company out of legal matters over your pest products. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-13b.htm -------------------------------------- Pest Control Article: Do Your Technicians Know What to Say When? (How not to scare the public when spreading poisons.) More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-16a.htm -------------------------------------- Poisonings and Accidents and other chemical messes 16 Year Old Boy Dies, 41 hospitalized after phorate poisoning on tea plantation On 26 June 2001 in two separate pesticide accidents one boy (16years) died and 41 people mostly women hospitalized in Idukki district Kerala. Pesticide that concerned was phorate an extremely hazardous acutely toxic organophosphorous pesticide which is widely used in Kerala for various crops and available in market under various names. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-06-26a.htm -------------------------------------- 30 Years Later... Agent Orange still killing and maiming in Vietnam Washington argues that there is still no solid scientific proof Agent Orange was responsible for a wide range of maladies, including tens of thousands of mental and physical birth defects. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-02c.htm -------------------------------------- In N.Y. - More people reported symptoms from pesticide than WNV Albany-- More people reported symptoms from pesticide than from the virus last year Significantly more people reported being sick from the pesticides used to combat West Nile virus last year thancame down with the illness, according to figures released Thursday by the state health department. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-06-15b.htm -------------------------------------- Toxic Gas Released at Oklahoma Company There is no antidote for arsine poisoning, but doctors can give exposed patients fluids to protect their kidneys, a poison control center fact sheet said. In severe poisoning, blood transfusions may be needed. (The injured are just more "acceptable risks".) More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-12a.htm -------------------------------------- 2 Dead After Explosion in Michigan Chemical Company Two men died and a third was missing following an explosion and fire at a chemical factory on Saturday. Hundreds of homes were evacuated following the explosion at the ATOFINA Chemicals Inc. plant. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-14.htm -------------------------------------- EPA, FDA, AND STATE PARTNERS RESPOND TO MISUSE OF PESTICIDE regulatory officials, has been investigating incidents in which the restricted use pesticide zeta-cypermethrin (registered by FMC under the trade names Fury and Mustang) was illegally applied to 6,458 acres of wheat in Arkansas and 18,271 acres in Mississippi. Possible misuse of the compound on other crops in Tennessee is also being investigated at this time. (This is in the poisoning/injury section because people have been working in and eating those crops.) More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-14c.htm ***************************************** REAL RESEARCH ***************************************** Coming Clean: A Warning re Mosquito Control efforts from Dr. Dennis Goode He warns that pesticides can damage the blood-brain barrier making entry of WNV more possible. He also asserts that spraying pesticides makes the situation worse not only because of this but because of other serious health effects of pesticides which he cites with substantiating medical research documents. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-13.htm -------------------------------------- DDT link to premature births Women exposed to DDT, the insecticide effective in controlling malaria, may be more likely to have premature births. American scientists found that the insecticide increases the risk of pregnant women having their babies before 37 weeks of gestation. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-13a.htm -------------------------------------- Transgenic Insecticidal Corn: Beyond Insecticidal Toxicity to Ecological Complexity The use of transgenic crops has been promoted as safer for humans and the environment than use of broad-spectrum insecticides (Pimentel and Raven 2000). However, most field corn in the US corn belt is not treated for above-ground insect pests, and most corn hybrids already have substantial resistance to corn borers (Barry and Darrah 1991). More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-08.htm -------------------------------------- Pollinator Declines Could Increase Food Prices A global shortage of bees and other insects that pollinate plants is destroying crops around the world and could lead to far higher prices for fruits and vegetables, according to researchers at the University of Guelph, Canada. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-13d.htm ***************************************** $OUND $CIENCE :-} / GOOD BUSINESS?? ***************************************** Toxic Chemical Review Process Faulted Scientists and experts who advise the Environmental Protection Agency on a broad range of regulations governing toxic chemicals and air and water quality frequently have ties to the affected industries or other conflicts of interest, according to a new government study. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-16b.htm -------------------------------------- Studies Link Pesticide Applications With INCREASED INCIDENCE OF ENCEPHALITIS CARRYING MOSQUITOES - BY FIFTEEN FOLD! More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-16.htm -------------------------------------- New Zealand: Dioxin Test Method Questioned Of particular concern was that there were only three Ministry of Health dioxin soil results available, taken in 1985 and 1996 around the Dow Agrosciences' site. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-05-14b.htm -------------------------------------- EPA Will Test Pesticide Hormone Side Effects Next Year The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has requested $20.3 million for fiscal year 2002 to screen, test, and conduct research on endocrine disrupting chemicals, widespread synthetic compounds that disrupt the functioning of hormone systems. (People are dying... why wait??) More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-12.htm ----------------------------------- W. R. Grace: Company's Silence Countered Safety Fears About Asbestos W. R. Grace and other chemical makers had long been adding asbestos to their fireproofing sprays, because the silky-white fibers helped insulate steel. But as competitors ceased production on the news that those fibers could lodge in the lungs and cause cancer, Grace reported a "research breakthrough." More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-12c.htm ----------------------------------- Genetically modified "food" is viewed as unsafe by most The global controversy over genetically engineered foods and crops has intensified. Sensing that they are losing the battle for the hearts and minds of the public, even in the US and Canada, Agbiotech interests, large food corporations, and their allies in government have stepped up their propaganda and intimidation campaign. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-14a.htm ----------------------------------- Lancet: DDE linked to preterm birth The findings strongly suggest that DDE use increases preterm births, which is a major contributor to infant mortality. If this association is causal, it should be included in any assessment of the costs and benefits of vector control with DDT. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-14d.htm ----------------------------------- Damaged Sperm & Common Chemical Exposure - Links to Learning Disabilities, ADD and Behavior Disorders More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-15.htm ----------------------------------- Pesticide Exposure During Pregnancy - Links to Learning Disabilities, A.D.D. and Behavior Disorders More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-07-15a.htm ************************************ COMMUNITIES / INDIVIDUALS IN ACTION - YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TOO! ************************************ ----------------------------------- Don Sarten of New Plymounth, New Zealand reports that the efforts of everyone publizing the Dow Agent Orange/Dioxin dump is beginning to make a difference to the people of New Plymouth. The citizens still need help from Read the Original Story: Dow Chemical Agent Orange Dump found under New Zealand Town More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-05-05.htm ----------------------------------- SPECIAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Ad Hoc Committee for Clean Water, the City of Santa , and Clover-Stornetta Farms present: “ Ikerd, on Sustainable Agriculture” and more.... More: http://www.nice2people.com/organizations/ad-hoc-committee.htm ----------------------------------- REMEMBER FAIRFAX: Help this small community fight for their right not to be poisoned. More: http://www.safe2use.com/dpr-epa/fairfax/index.htm ************************************ COMMENTS AND UPDATES ************************************ Monsanto vs. Percy Schmeiser -No Corporate Liability for Unsafe Sex and Bioserfdom Today Wytze circulated a copy of a form letter from Monsanto to Canadian farmers whose crop has been pollutedwith GE canola pollen from a patented crop. Monsanto threatens to sue farmers for having their land polluted by the patented crop. More: http://www.safe2use.com/ca-ipm/01-04-03-comment.htm