The
first reporting of biotech pesticide use under the voluntary “Kauai Agricultural Good Neighbor Program” is now available on line at the
state's data port.
Syngenta,
Dow AgroSciences, BASF Plant Science and Dupont-Pioneer reported the quantity of each restricted use pesticide they used in
the month of December 2013 and the total acreage to which it was
applied.
For
example, BASF applied 4.60 pounds of Lorsban to 5 acres, Dow applied
23.4 gallons of Paraquat-dichloride to 131.15 acres and Syngenta used
166.75 pounds of atrazine on 166.75 acres, among other things.
The
reports do not specify where the pesticides were used, or anything
about GMOs, as would be required under the county's new law. It's due
to take effect in August, and the companies agreed to a much more limited
voluntary disclosure in the meantime.
The
voluntary guidelines also set a 100-foot buffer
zone between application areas and schools, medical facilities and
residential properties, which is less stringent than the new county
law.
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8 comments:
Lung and Liver Toxicity of Paraquat:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0041008X74900076
Atrazine can affect hormone levels (estrogen) and
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.1000/abstract?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false
“In acute toxicity studies, atrazine caused developmental toxicity in the rabbit, and cardiotoxicity in a dog chronic study; cancer (mammary glands) resulted from lifetime exposure. The mammary tumors, which occurred specifically in female Sprague–Dawley rats, were malignant, increased in a dose-dependent manner”
Taking antioxidants Vitamin C and E and melatonin might block the harmful effects of pesticides in the body.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s002040100219#page-1
Dr Shibai
Who says it's getting into anybody's body?
What happens to the birds who eat the paraquat bugs?
What birds? I spend a lot of time on the beach towards sunset out on the west side and in years past owls were a regular part of the scenery. Not so any more, a rarity at best these days.
Maybe someone can analyze whether this bug spraying is resulting in violations of the endangered species act.
Perhaps the Chem growers could make GMO/Herbicides products that selectively makes shtupid people shmart, egotistical politicians reasonable and whack jobs sane. I have to go now and feed my pueo, he be needin' to be eatin' his GMO meeces. Sufferin' succotash! Let's blame everything on big Ag.
Joan,
I don't think you are interpreting the data correctly. You should look at the amounts of Active Ingredient since this is reported in pounds for everything.
Take Atrazine applied by Syngenta. It is a component in Aatrex and Lumax. Putting them together you get:
146.74 + 98.01 = 244.75 lbs Atrazine
applied over
166.75 + 139.76 = 306.51 acres.
Not enough information. Useless.
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