HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0489.433 2018-2020 From: Danielle Soitz
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Please pass Bill 101
Date: Tuesday,October 15,2019 9:19:53 AM
Aloha Councilmembers,
Please support Pill 101 which would restrict the spraying of toxic pesticides in our Hawaii
County Parks and Roadways.
According to a 2012 report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) entitled
"Pesticide Exposure in Children," "Children encounter pesticides daily and have unique
susceptibilities to their potential toxicity. Acute poisoning risks are clear, and understanding
of chronic health implications from both acute and chronic exposure are emerging.
Research demonstrates associations between early life exposure to pesticides and
pediatric cancers, decreased cognitive function, and behavioral problems,"
As for glyphosate, there's a growing body of evidence on health impacts associated with
exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides such as "Roundup," including endocrine
disruption; organ damage and birth defects.
In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a division of the World Health
Organization, and the worlds leading authority on cancer, unanimously concluded that
glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic to humans."
Today more than 18,000 plaintiffs have filed suit against Monsanto in the United Mates
alleging they developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma due to exposure to Monsanto's
glyphosate-based weed killers, such as roundup. Of the three cases that have been heard
to elate, in each case juries have found in favor of the plaintiffs. Internal industry documents
uncovered during these trials have revealed that Monsanto suppressed evidence of health
risks of its glyphosate based herbicides.
Many other communities have successfully transitioned away from toxic pesticides to
organic land management practices. Please protect our keiki, communities and vote in
support of Evill 101.
Mahalo for your consideration,
Danielle A. Spitz(Waimea)
808.937.7137
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