Earl (07-22-2019)
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It's insane. Is capitalism itself a form of insanity ? Is capitalism's representative, the president of the United States, nuts ?A Total Disgrace’: Outrage as Trump EPA Says It Won’t Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children
In a move environmentalists denounced as yet another case of the Trump administration putting industry profits over public health, the Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday that it will not ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in children.
“The EPA’s refusal to ban chlorpyrifos ignores decades of science showing that this pesticide has irrevocable effects on human health and the environment.”
—Tiffany Finck-Haynes, Friends of the Earth
“By allowing chlorpyrifos to stay in our fruits and vegetables, Trump’s EPA is breaking the law and neglecting the overwhelming scientific evidence that this pesticide harms children’s brains,” Patti Goldman, attorney with Earthjustice said in a statement. “It is a tragedy that this administration sides with corporations instead of children’s health.”
EPA chief Andrew Wheeler’s decision to reject a petition by environmental groups calling for a ban on the neurotoxic chemical ignores the assessments of his agency’s own scientists, said Tiffany Finck-Haynes, pesticides and pollinators program manager for Friends of the Earth.
“The EPA’s refusal to ban chlorpyrifos ignores decades of science showing that this pesticide has irrevocable effects on human health and the environment,” said Finck-Haynes. “The EPA is endangering the lives of children to protect pesticide industry profits.”
Chlorpyrifos has been banned for household use since 2000, but the pesticide is still used by farmers on “more than 50 fruit, nut, cereal, and vegetable crops,” according to the New York Times.
https://www.juancole.com/2019/07/dis...-children.html
" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
Earl (07-22-2019)
Phantasmal (07-22-2019)
he's also working to open up all the national parks for mining and oil drilling
TF rolling in his grave
Earl (07-22-2019)
Phantasmal (07-22-2019)
he's also working to open up all the national parks for mining and oil drilling
TF rolling in his grave
When Trump finally drops dead, his family will have to hide his obese carcass in a non-disclosed location due to the amount of people lined up to dance on his grave.
Earl (07-22-2019)
Brain damage isn't a big deal. Trump has brain damage and he's doing fine.
Earl (07-22-2019)
Why do Democrats always ban things without understand the full ramifications of their acts?
Again... DDT... no problem banning here and in Europe. No problem banning it for general crop use. But the push to eliminate DDT completely was stupid. If you ever see a malaria outbreak in person, you would understand a little better.
leaningright (07-22-2019)
They make money fucking up the planet!
They are actually using the money they were gifted in the Huge Tax Giveaway to the Richest 1% of Americans to actually buy more politicians that will continue to allow these assholes to fuck up our planet even more for profit!
It's called "spending millions to make billions"!
Follow the money!
moon (07-22-2019)
I'm afraid that you're right.
" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
Again. Tell that to those that suffer and die from Malaria. You are uneducated on the topic. The use of DDT for crops is not needed. But the amounts that would be used to fight the mosquitoes is not enough to hurt the enironment, yet could save millions from malaria. But you proved my point. People like you are knee jerk reactionaries. You don't care about the ramifications of your actions as long as you can point to one good thing that came from your actions, you don't give a shit about the negatives that also arise.
Go see it first hand. You won't post such stupidity again.
You are posting nonsense;
A worldwide ban on agricultural use was formalized under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, but its limited and still-controversial use in disease vector control continues,[9][10] because of its effectiveness in reducing malarial infections, balanced by environmental and other health concerns.In polite terms..............................go away.In experimental animals, such as mice, rats, and dogs, DDT has shown to cause chronic effects on the nervous system, liver, kidneys, and immune system. It has also been found that humans, who were occupationally exposed to DDT, suffered chromosomal damage. It is also known that DDT accumulates in fatty tissue and is excreted in milk.
DDT
DDT is a class 2 insecticide, meaning it is moderately toxic. It is important to note that it was banned in the US in 1972, because of the health risks that emerge from it's usage. Many tests have been conducted in order to determine it's effect on the human body. Low to moderate exposure (10mg/kg) may result in nausea, diarrhea, irritation of eyes, nose or throat, while higher doses (16mg/kg) can lead to tremors and convulsions. In experimental animals, such as mice, rats, and dogs, DDT has shown to cause chronic effects on the nervous system, liver, kidneys, and immune system. It has also been found that humans, who were occupationally exposed to DDT, suffered chromosomal damage. It is also known that DDT accumulates in fatty tissue and is excreted in milk. These are just the human health implications that this moderately toxic insecticide bears, the environmental threats haven't even been mentioned.
DDT is very insoluble in water and very persistent in the environment, making it a highly polluting hazard. It's half life has been reported to be between 2 and 15 years. After extensive exposure to soil, DDT will break down into two products, DDE and DDD, with quite similar properties and the same highly persistent characteristics as found in the original DDT. It is this metabolite known as DDE, which is thought to be responsible for the eggshell thinning phenomenon observed birds. Studies have been conducted in regard to this alarming issue, and a decrease in calcium in the eggs laid by birds whose diet included small levels of DDT (100ppm) has been shown.
DDT's devastating effect on the aquatic environment has been thoroughly studied. Due to it's low solubility, it has a greater rate of bioaccumulation in water, and thus poses a great long-term threat to aquatic wildlife. It's highly toxic to both aquatic invertebrate species, like stoneflies and crayfish, as well as fish. Being able to affect all kinds of wildlife, and given it's low decay rate, it proliferates through the entire web of life until it reaches the species inhabiting the throne of the great chain of life, Homo Sapiens.
BT Toxin
Bacillus thuringiensis, a microbial insecticide, has no negative effect on the environment. Since it's a naturally occurring bacterium, it doesn't effect the environment of which it is a normal part of. It's biodegradability and low toxicity poses absolutely no threat to ground water. To this day, no studies have proven any environmental drawbacks to its use and from an environmental perspective it can be thought as a miracle insecticide.
https://www1.udel.edu/chem/C465/seni...e/environ.html
Last edited by moon; 07-24-2019 at 02:32 AM.
" First they came for the journalists...
We don't know what happened after that . "
Maria Ressa.
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