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From: Diane Koerner <halehaumea@yahoo.corn> :a. IOC)
Sent Monday, October 03, 2016 8:45 AM
To: Council Testimony '"'f • ;
Subject: Re: Bill 245, Environmental Management Committee, Oct.4la ST — ..
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To: County Council Environmental Management Committee
From: Peggy Kadey, 12-7062 Moaniala St., Pahoa, HI 96778
Re: Bill 245 which prohibits toxic herbicides on County owned or maintained areas after July 1, 2019
No one should ever become injured by chemicals. Hawaii is supposed to be Paradise.
A friend was following a truck spraying Roundup. Her car windows were rolled down. She had no
idea that it was dangerous, until her lungs were burning and she had breathing difficulties. The
Roundup damaged her protective mucous lining and that day was the beginning of her becoming
allergic to everything and suffering greatly from asthma, dizziness, headaches and chronic fatigue.
The Material Safety Data Sheet prepared by three companies who supply Monsanto with
Isopropylamine says the active ingredient in Roundup is very toxic to humans. Toxicological
Information under acute effects: "Harmful if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the
skin. Material is extremely destructive to tissue of the mucous membranes and upper respiratory
tract, eyes, and skin. Inhalation may be fatal as a result of spasm, inflammation and edema of the
larynx and bronchi, chemical pneumonitis and pulmonary edema, etc."
According to OSHA, this product is hazardous.
Since all of us are not able to wear protective gear, how can we avoid injury if it is sprayed along a
roadside? People walk their dogs. People go biking. Families enjoy a stroll in the fresh air.
Roundup should be banned in the U.S. like it is in some countries. Too many people and animals
have been injured by this dangerous chemical. It is intended to kill weeds, but kills much more. The
county employee who once sprayed Roundup around park fence lines on Kauai died a couple years
after a diagnosis of ALS. I believe the chemical attacked his neurological system.
Do the right thing. I pray that all of Hawaii will change to a safer product for weed control. Maybe we
just need additional money in the budget for extra mowers. "People first. Then things." Think about it
as you fall asleep tonight. Do you want to make the world a better place?
Many blessings, L
PeggyComm. No.
Kadey Ref. To: clis1u-
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