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From: Dr.]o Stroud
To: Council Testimony i
Subject: Ban
Date: Tuesday,October 15,2019 7:31:25 AM
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SUPPORT HAWAII COUNTY BILL 101
PESTICIDE FREE PARKS+ROADSIDES
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Aloha Councilmembers,
Please support Bill 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 world's
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 States 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 date, 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 Bill
101.
Dr. Jo C Stroud
Makaha, Waianae, HI
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