STOP TOXIC MOSQUITO SPRAYING IN WHITEMARSH
I am writing to ask the Board of Health to please refuse permission this year to Montgomery County Mosquito Control Project to spray a dangerous mix of toxic, carcinogenic, flammable chemicals into Whitemarsh township this summer.
Contrary to what you and other local officials have been told by the MCHD in past years, extensive scientific evidence has been published demonstrating both very real dangers, and also a lack of any demonstrable gain, to truck based spraying of pyrethroid based insecticides. The following are some very troubling facts about this program:
- To date there there has been absolutely no published evidence or indication of substantially reduced mosquito populations or any reduction in the likelihood of contracting a mosquito-borne illness through this methodology. Pyrethroids (see additional citations below): -Pyrethroid chemicals Sumithrin, Prallethrin contained in the DUET product used by MCHD are classed as “neuropoisons” by the World Health Organization -These pyrethroids have a demonstrated association with cancerous tumors in mammals, and ongoing exposure has been linked to blood biochemical changes in humans -They are extremely toxic to bees and fish, and have been identified as a contributing cause to the worldwide ecological catastrophe of Colony Collapse Disorder -Contrary to claims, pyrethroids can persists in soil for weeks or months. http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/25677.pdf -DUET spray also contains propane, napthalene, and trimethyl benzene, for a combination of flammability, carcinogenic and genetic-damage causing effects -One of the *non-insecticide* ingredients in the Duet product used by MCHD, Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO), is incredibly toxic, and has been linked to delayed mental development in children in two major studies at Columbia and Duke Universities. PBO also can persist for weeks before breaking down in the environment under certain conditions http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/3/e699 http://www.ewg.org/news/news-releases/2012/05/31/duke-study-confirms-toxicity-widely-used-pesticide-ingredient -A 2006 study conducted in the Boston area found aerosol plumes of from truck based spraying failed to contact the target mosquito groups, and concluded that “may not effectively reduce the force of transmission of WNV.” -A more recent comprehensive analysis of fourteen different communities found that” The data shows that there is no significant difference in the cases of West Nile virus in communities that spray adulticides compared to those that don’t but use other methods of mosquito control. Therefore, the risks and the costs of adulticiding do not outweigh the benefits.” Research continues, and truly comprehensive study of what the long term negative effects are of this type of blanket spraying of toxins into the environment has not yet been undertaken, but the existing data clearly demonstrates a clear and significant risk factor for human beings and overall environmental health. In short, given the information provided, there simply is no rational, scientifically justifiable way that you can approve the taxpayer-funded poisoning of our local parks, in light of the absence of any conclusive evidence that it produces any desirable effect whatsoever in reducing mosquito borne populations. As the members of the Board of Health, you have a massive responsibility to oversee and protect the people of this community, most especially to its children. I implore you to ask yourself if, given the above information, you can confidently approve this course of action as one that is at all safe or in any way beneficial to Whitemarsh, and all a Montgomery County residents.
PYRETHROIDS SUMITHRIN & PRALLETHRIN TOXICITY: Estrogenic potential of certain pyrethroid compounds in the MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cell line http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10064545?dopt=Abstract
Estrogenic and antiprogestagenic activities of pyrethroid insecticides
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9790999?dopt=Abstract
U.S. EPA. Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances. 1995. D-phenothirin (sumithrin) -submission of a 90-day inhalation toxicity study in rats. (EPA ID 06905). Washington, DC, June 13. U.S. EPA. Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 1989. Sumithrin (d-phenothrin) – review of toxicity studies submitted by Sumitomo Chemical Company in support of EAP#1H45283 and EPA Registration No. 10308-6. Memo from E.R. Budd, Health Effects Div. to J.M. Tavano, Registration Div. Washington, D.C., Mar. 16. U.S. EPA. Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 1989. Sumithirin (d-phenothrin – review of rat reproduction study. Memo from W. Dykstra, Health Effects Div. to J. Tavano, Registration Div. Washington, D.C., Jul. 27 Chemosphere. 2008 Sep;73(3):360-4. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.05.070. Epub 2008 Jul 26. Human Health Risk Assessment for Prallethrin http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/hhbp/R086823.pdf Chronic exposure to pyrethroid-based allethrin and prallethrin mosquito repellents alters plasma biochemical profile. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18657844 Further Reading: Using mosquitos to decrease the mosquito population http://phys.org/news/2014-07-mosquitos-decrease-mosquito-population.html Mosquito spraying may have killed bees http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/07/09/wakefield-bumblebee-die-off-may-tied-mosquito-spraying/KV0SRD7Rrc3ebGLliA4ipN/story.html "Using the prevention and monitoring techniques outlined in this report, many communities will find that they can significantly reduce or even eliminate their reliance on pesticides while calming the public’s fears over uncontrolled mosquito populations."http://www.beyondpesticides.org/mosquito/documents/PublicHealthMosquitoManagementStrategy2012.pdf In the largest sample analysis to date, 97% of children between the ages of 6 and 11 had some trace of contaminants from pyrethroid pesticides in their system. Those with higher levels were twice as likely to have reported behavioral issues. http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science/science-a-environmental/47562-behavioral-and-emotional-problems-in-children-linked-to-insecticide-exposure.html "You know the expression when your only tool is a hammer, every problem becomes a nail? There’s a real mismatch between mosquito control solutions and the real problem,” said Florida International University biologist Phil Stoddard, who is also mayor of South Miami. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, he hopes to declare his city off-limits to spraying by designating it a biologically sensitive area." http://www.bradenton.com/2014/07/09/5247932/south-florida-mosquitoes-hit-hazardous.html "A federal judge signed a settlement agreement in which New York City admits that the pesticides sprayed may indeed be dangerous to human health as well as to the natural environment. The settlement agreement states that, contrary to the City's prior statements, pesticides may remain in the environment beyond their intended purpose, cause adverse health effects, kill mosquitoes' natural predators, increase mosquito resistance to the sprays, and are not presently approved for direct application to waterways."
assinar petiçãoassinar petiçãoContrary to what you and other local officials have been told by the MCHD in past years, extensive scientific evidence has been published demonstrating both very real dangers, and also a lack of any demonstrable gain, to truck based spraying of pyrethroid based insecticides. The following are some very troubling facts about this program:
- To date there there has been absolutely no published evidence or indication of substantially reduced mosquito populations or any reduction in the likelihood of contracting a mosquito-borne illness through this methodology. Pyrethroids (see additional citations below): -Pyrethroid chemicals Sumithrin, Prallethrin contained in the DUET product used by MCHD are classed as “neuropoisons” by the World Health Organization -These pyrethroids have a demonstrated association with cancerous tumors in mammals, and ongoing exposure has been linked to blood biochemical changes in humans -They are extremely toxic to bees and fish, and have been identified as a contributing cause to the worldwide ecological catastrophe of Colony Collapse Disorder -Contrary to claims, pyrethroids can persists in soil for weeks or months. http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/25677.pdf -DUET spray also contains propane, napthalene, and trimethyl benzene, for a combination of flammability, carcinogenic and genetic-damage causing effects -One of the *non-insecticide* ingredients in the Duet product used by MCHD, Piperonyl Butoxide (PBO), is incredibly toxic, and has been linked to delayed mental development in children in two major studies at Columbia and Duke Universities. PBO also can persist for weeks before breaking down in the environment under certain conditions http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/127/3/e699 http://www.ewg.org/news/news-releases/2012/05/31/duke-study-confirms-toxicity-widely-used-pesticide-ingredient -A 2006 study conducted in the Boston area found aerosol plumes of from truck based spraying failed to contact the target mosquito groups, and concluded that “may not effectively reduce the force of transmission of WNV.” -A more recent comprehensive analysis of fourteen different communities found that” The data shows that there is no significant difference in the cases of West Nile virus in communities that spray adulticides compared to those that don’t but use other methods of mosquito control. Therefore, the risks and the costs of adulticiding do not outweigh the benefits.” Research continues, and truly comprehensive study of what the long term negative effects are of this type of blanket spraying of toxins into the environment has not yet been undertaken, but the existing data clearly demonstrates a clear and significant risk factor for human beings and overall environmental health. In short, given the information provided, there simply is no rational, scientifically justifiable way that you can approve the taxpayer-funded poisoning of our local parks, in light of the absence of any conclusive evidence that it produces any desirable effect whatsoever in reducing mosquito borne populations. As the members of the Board of Health, you have a massive responsibility to oversee and protect the people of this community, most especially to its children. I implore you to ask yourself if, given the above information, you can confidently approve this course of action as one that is at all safe or in any way beneficial to Whitemarsh, and all a Montgomery County residents.
PYRETHROIDS SUMITHRIN & PRALLETHRIN TOXICITY: Estrogenic potential of certain pyrethroid compounds in the MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cell line http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10064545?dopt=Abstract
Estrogenic and antiprogestagenic activities of pyrethroid insecticides
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9790999?dopt=Abstract
U.S. EPA. Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances. 1995. D-phenothirin (sumithrin) -submission of a 90-day inhalation toxicity study in rats. (EPA ID 06905). Washington, DC, June 13. U.S. EPA. Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 1989. Sumithrin (d-phenothrin) – review of toxicity studies submitted by Sumitomo Chemical Company in support of EAP#1H45283 and EPA Registration No. 10308-6. Memo from E.R. Budd, Health Effects Div. to J.M. Tavano, Registration Div. Washington, D.C., Mar. 16. U.S. EPA. Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 1989. Sumithirin (d-phenothrin – review of rat reproduction study. Memo from W. Dykstra, Health Effects Div. to J. Tavano, Registration Div. Washington, D.C., Jul. 27 Chemosphere. 2008 Sep;73(3):360-4. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.05.070. Epub 2008 Jul 26. Human Health Risk Assessment for Prallethrin http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/hhbp/R086823.pdf Chronic exposure to pyrethroid-based allethrin and prallethrin mosquito repellents alters plasma biochemical profile. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18657844 Further Reading: Using mosquitos to decrease the mosquito population http://phys.org/news/2014-07-mosquitos-decrease-mosquito-population.html Mosquito spraying may have killed bees http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/07/09/wakefield-bumblebee-die-off-may-tied-mosquito-spraying/KV0SRD7Rrc3ebGLliA4ipN/story.html "Using the prevention and monitoring techniques outlined in this report, many communities will find that they can significantly reduce or even eliminate their reliance on pesticides while calming the public’s fears over uncontrolled mosquito populations."http://www.beyondpesticides.org/mosquito/documents/PublicHealthMosquitoManagementStrategy2012.pdf In the largest sample analysis to date, 97% of children between the ages of 6 and 11 had some trace of contaminants from pyrethroid pesticides in their system. Those with higher levels were twice as likely to have reported behavioral issues. http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science/science-a-environmental/47562-behavioral-and-emotional-problems-in-children-linked-to-insecticide-exposure.html "You know the expression when your only tool is a hammer, every problem becomes a nail? There’s a real mismatch between mosquito control solutions and the real problem,” said Florida International University biologist Phil Stoddard, who is also mayor of South Miami. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, he hopes to declare his city off-limits to spraying by designating it a biologically sensitive area." http://www.bradenton.com/2014/07/09/5247932/south-florida-mosquitoes-hit-hazardous.html "A federal judge signed a settlement agreement in which New York City admits that the pesticides sprayed may indeed be dangerous to human health as well as to the natural environment. The settlement agreement states that, contrary to the City's prior statements, pesticides may remain in the environment beyond their intended purpose, cause adverse health effects, kill mosquitoes' natural predators, increase mosquito resistance to the sprays, and are not presently approved for direct application to waterways."
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