HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0489.385 2018-2020 i
t
I
From: iackieo990(a)amail.com
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Bill 101
Date: Monday,October 14,2019 8:14:37 PM
Aloha Councilmembers,
'lease support Bill 101 which would restrict the spraying of toxic pesticides
in our Hawaii County Parrs 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 grooving 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 10,000 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 fillers, such as Roundup.
Of the three cases that have been heard to date, in each case juries have
found in flavor 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. Tease protect our feiki,
communities and vote in support of Bill 101 .
Comm. ko W.
Ref. To: t
Ref. gate NOV 0 6 2019
-Jacquelyn
Honolulu, Hawaii