pestiCIDES may cause suiCIDES ?

Studies begin to show ... that there is a relationship between chronic exposure to pesticides and suicide

 

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[ MEMORIAL TO VICTIMS ]

To:     Lyndon Hawkins <hawkins@empm.cdpr.ca.gov>
          Senior Research Scientist
          State of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation - Integrated Pest Management

Dear Lyndon, studies now show your "registered" POISONS do not just destroy human life by their toxic effects - than can also kill innocent people with their suicidal effects (Why don't you test them for this effect before you "register" them?). See below:

*Pesticide Research Updates, February 2000* Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) and Californians for Pesticide Reform. Reviews recent research on health effects of pesticides. Includes summaries of studies on reproductive effects, children's health, poisonings and more. Features discussion of pesticides in human breast milk, suicides with pesticides and provides online resource and reading lists. 8 pp. Free. Html and PDF versions available at PANNA Web site http://www.panna.org.

*Green Blood--Red Tears, 1999* Joe Terrence Gray. Documentary film examines the relationship between depression and suicide among U.S. farmers. Presents studies that suggests use of organophosphate-based pesticides could increase the risk of suicide. Features interviews with suicide investigator Ronald Maris, epidemiologist Ian Crombie and former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower. 87 minutes. US$95 plus $5 shipping for institutions, US$50 plus $5 shipping for community non-profit organizations. Contact Joe Terrence Gray, Ag-Culture Media Project, 11503 Main St., Middletown, KY 40243; phone (502) 244-9444.

*Suicide and depression resulting from exposure to pesticides among tobacco farmers in Paraná, Brazil: A pilot study, 2000* Natascha M. Smits.  Discusses depression and suicide rate among tobacco farmers in Brazil. Reviews epidemiological studies on chronic exposure to pesticides and suicide, on chronic pesticide exposure and depression and on acute exposure and depression. Includes chapters on tobacco cultivation in Brazil, suicide and depression, toxicological mechanisms and more. 68 pp. Contact Environmental and Occuaptional Health, Ritzema Bosweg 32-A, P.O. Box 238, 6700 AE Wageningen, the Netherlands.

Well Lyndon, I am constantly amazed at your continued silence and lack of concern for the very people you are supposed to PROTECT! Your "registered" POISONS do not PROTECT - they KILL in MANY WAYS!  When you see the ever increasing rate of suicide among young people and farmers does that ever bother you?  When will it be "legal' (in your opinion) to use safe and far more effective alternatives to your dangerous "registered" POISONS to actually control pest problems in California?  By the way, my use of dish soap and other unregistered GRAS and/or food grade alternatives does not cause suicide.

Respectfully,  Stephen L. Tvedten

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