Health Professionals Call For Spraying Ban

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Subject:   Health Professionals Call For Spraying Ban-----
Date:        Tue, 15 Aug 2000 04:36:55 -0400
From:        Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization:     Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)

To:     Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
          Director, State of California, Department of Pesticide Regulation 

Dear Mr. Helliker, The following medical professionals from Stamford, CT have signed a petition that reads as follows: 

We, the undersigned, as medical professional, believe that the current spraying of pesticides poses a significant health hazard to humans both in an immediate and long-term basis. The risk/benefit analysis clearly indicates that the dangers of WNV are to a very few people and are minimal. In comparison, the documented risks (i.e. Mount Sinai study on the risk of pyrethroids to breast cancer) and unquantifiable, yet very real, long-term health and environmental risks of ground spraying with this toxic chemical poses a much greater risk to the residents of Stamford. We call for an immediate halt to any further widespread spraying of pesticides to handle the concern of WNV. We hereby authorize the use of our names to be released with this letter to the Advocate, local and state public health and elected officials.

Physicians
1.Arthur Rosenstock, M.D. Plastic Surgeon
2. Sherman Bull, M.D. , Surgery
3. Robert Blabey, M.D., Surgery
4. Emmy Lu, M.D. Pain Management
5. Lynn Morris, M.D., Internal Medicine/Oncology
6. Avi Weiner, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon
7. Deborah Tepper, M.D., Internal Medicine
8. V. Bhalodiya, M.D., Internal Medicine
9. Robert Labarre, M.D., Cardiologist
10. Dr. Brodsky, M.D., Cardiologist
11. Irene Nasaduke, M.D., Family Physician
12. Merill Jaffe, M.D., Anesthesiologist

Additions for 8/14

13. R. Margulis M.D. Anesthesiologist
14. J. Sarnelle M.D., Surgeon
15. T. Horbel M.D, Anesthesiologist
16. C Littlejohn M.D., Colorectal Surgeon
17. J. Freilicht, M.D., Anesthesiologist
18. E. Siderides, M.D., Opthalmologist


Additional names forthcoming! (Including pediatrics)

Nurses
1. Edith Feick, R.N, Endoscopy
2. Donna Karl, R.N , Operating Room
3. Sandra M. Sconzo, R.N , P.A.C.U
4. Kathy Fitzgerald, R.N, P.A.C.U
5. Karen Janos, R.N, CCU/P.A.C.U
6. Michelle Speer, R.N., Operating Room
7. Guita Razani, R.N, P.A.C.U
8. Maragarite Coppola, R.N. P.A.C.U
9. Kelly Danko, R.N., P.A.C.U
10. Margarite Mihailescu, R.N, Pain Management
11. KA. Ennis, R.N, Pediatrics
12. A. Mary Delago, R.N. , P.A.C.U
13. Pat Irish-Vincoli, R.N. Pain Management

Additions 8/14

14. Elizabeth Decarlo. R.N, Endoscopy
15. Charlene Sirowitz, R.N, Surgery
16. Leah Rubenstein, R.N, Operating Room

Other Medical Professionals

1. Gail Arnold, LPN, Internal Medicine
2. Carolyn Hines, Surgery Tech
3. Chris Willie, Nuclear Medicine
4. Maryann Lupinacci, Cardiology
5. Nina Diniro, Gyn.

Well Mr. Helliker, when will you allow trained/licensed pest control operators to "legally" use safe and far more effective unregistered alternatives to actually control pests in California? I believe that for you to continue to demand that anyone must only use your "registered" POISONS to "control" pest problems is absolutely ludicrous but, to demand that "they" must use the maximum labeled amount of your "registered" POISON amounts to premeditated murder and/or assault with a deadly weapon.

Respectfully, Stephen L. Tvedten

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