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Banned Herbicides & Pesticides
anton wrote:
sw wrote in message ... anton wrote: sw wrote in message ... anton wrote: [-] Which organochlorines in which tins are you suggesting ain't perfectly safe? DDT, aldrin, dieldrin... just ask an otter. Or a bird of prey. OK. Dear Mr Otter, Please tell me where you have seen a tin of DDT or aldrin or dieldrin recently, so that I can check the instructions on the tin. If like me you can't find any, please let sw know which decade we're in. Ah, sarcasm. Traditional refuge of the ill-informed. Tins of these these (and more besides) are still readily available in parts of Africa and elsewhere; and the instructions on the tin are? I don't know. The label is printed in English and I'm an illiterate African farmworker. Alternatively, I'm English, literate, and firmly believer that if some is good, more is better. You are welcome to believe that (current) (garden) pesticides are safe if used according to the instructions on the tin. It may even be true for some, although the rate at which pesticides are banned as we discover more about their effects undermines your assumption of safety. But it's even more important to recognise that many people don't read the instructions, or don't follow them. Welcome to the real world. the substances themselves are persistent in the environments of countries in which they were banned. Yes. Returning to the point, compare and contrast the dangers to the user of current pesticides when properly used with: a) previously used pesticides, such as lead arsenate b) other household chemicals c) urine You forgot to put 'current' in parentheses. I suspect there's a proper debating term for deciding to change the rules because you can't win the game. regards sarah -- Think of it as evolution in action. |
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