Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:28:03 -0500
From: Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Lyndon Hawkins <hawkins@empm.cdpr.ca.gov>
Senior Research
Scientist
State of California,
Department of Pesticide Regulation Integrated Pest
Management
Dear
Lyndon, I thought you might like to read a little more on "Does PB Lead
to MCS"?
Don Paladin suggested you read this section on MCS from a review of
research on the Gulf War Syndrome by the Rand Corporation. It is very, very
interesting. It compares GWS and MCS with some
good discussion.
Multiple
chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a putative condition without a widely accepted
clinical case definition, in which persons report new subjective sensitivity
to low-level exposures to multiple chemicals and foods, typically following a
(self-reported) environmental exposure to pesticides, organic solvents, or
building remodeling. The condition has also recently been termed
"toxicant-induced loss of tolerance" (TILT) (Miller, 1997; Miller,
Ashford, et al., 1997). Symptoms referable to multiple organ systems are
reported by subjects with MCS; these include ear-nose-and-throat, CNS, GI,
genitourinary, skin, and musculoskeletal symptoms, among others (Davidoff and
Keyl, 1996; Miller and Mitzel, 1995). To read more, click below:
"http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1018.2/mr1018.2.chap11.html"
Well
Lyndon, it seems to me there is ever increasing anecdotal and scientific
evidence that your "registered" POISONS are making a whole lot of
people ill and killing more than a few unfortunate victims.
I want you to remember the "first" organophosphates were
specifically created to KILL PEOPLE not pests --- so, why have you
"registered" these terrible toxins? Lyndon, Did you happen to notice
that in President's Clinton's Executive Order that the President orders the
pursuit of "availability of known, less environmentally harmful
processes". Section 503.b?
When will it be "legal" (in your opinion) to use safe and far
more effective alternatives to control pests in California?
Respectfully, Stephen L. Tvedten
Please!
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