Subject: Re: [permaculture] How long before ag land is safe?
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 06:32:40 -0700
on 5/15/02 12:13 AM, John Schinnerer at eco_living@yahoo.com wrote:
> if someone moves on to this land and is working it, they
> are then an ag worker
Not the point. The proven pesticide risks to ag workers come from their
exposure during application of pesticides (see NCAMP site that Jude listed);
ag workers not directly applying pesticides show little illness.
> And, I find it hard to imagine that apples, strawberries, grapes, etc.
> (to name a few major examples) directly sprayed with toxic stuff aren't
> a potential health hazard to eat.
I'm suspicious, too. But the data are very shaky there; too many variables.
But I'm talking about what's been conclusively shown, not "everybody knows
it's got to be true."
Toby
Re: [permaculture] Cleaning up land....
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