The Chemicals that
Moose was exposed to:
(Moose died from liver and kidney failure and displayed neurological
problems, as well.)
Tri-Power, by Riverdale Company
(See Label), opens a .pdf
file in a new window)
Tri-power Breakdown...Three different chemical products.
MCPA, Dicamba, Mecoprop aka MCPP
"CHLOROPHENOXY HERBICIDES"
Our soldiers used Phenoxy Herbicides in Viet Nam.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent_Orange
EPA approved?
"Well, Chemlawn wouldn't be spraying these chemicals if the EPA didn't approve
them now, would it?
It must be safe, because the EPA says so." (NOT!)
"We can all trust the EPA, can't we?" (NO)
The use of
TRI-POWER is BANNED
in the following countries:
Thailand, Denmark, South Africa
MCPA is on the
Massachusetts Restricted Products List
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCPA,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restricted_use_pesticides
Restricted use pesticides
Because of safety concerns, some pesticides are not available to the general
public in the United States. The "Restricted Use" classification restricts
a product, or its uses, to use by a certificated pesticide applicator or
under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.Certification programs
are administered by the individual states and the requirements vary from
state to state.
Pesticides are classified as "restricted use" for a variety of reasons:
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Accident history
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Potential for or history of groundwater contamination
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Acute toxicity to humans
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Application scenario likely to be hazardous; e.g. fumigants.
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Toxicity to vulnerable nontarget plants or animals, particularly away
from the site of
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application: fish, migrant birds
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Carcinogenic or mutagenic product
But hey... it's Practically NON-TOXIC!
There are two things going on here. One is the total product and the other
is the breakdown of each of the 3 products to produce Tri-Power.
The information below is from
http://www.pesticideinfo.org
- a searchable database.
First you must understand what you are reading.
What is a PAN Bad Actor Product ?
PAN Bad Actor Product
This field indicates whether a pesticide product contains PAN Bad Actor
chemicals. Bad Actors are pesticides that are one of the following:
known or probable carcinogens, reproductive or developmental
toxicants, cholinesterase inhibitors, known groundwater contaminants or acutely
toxic poisons.
Because the acute toxicity of the product is dependent on the concentration
of the active ingredient, the acute toxicity rating (i.e., the U.S. EPA Acute
Hazard Warning Label) of the product (not the pure active ingredient) is
used to determine PAN Bad Actor Product status in the Acute Toxicity category.
For all other categories, the Bad Actor properties of the individual chemicals
are applied to the product.
See the above graphic with live links:
PAN Pesticides Database - Pesticide Products
Dicamba
http://www.pesticide.org/dicamba.pdf
Acute exposure to dicamba causes skin irritation and some skin sensitization
in laboratory tests, as well as severe eye irritation. The eye damage can
be irreversible.5 Dicamba also causes other acute effects. Congested lungs,
hemorrhages, poor digestion, inflamed kidneys, and engorged livers occured
in sheep fed doses of 500 mg/kg.16 Acute effects can occur in exposed humans.
Symptoms in worker poisonings reported to EPA included muscle cramps,
shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, skin rashes, loss of voice, and swollen
glands.17 Neurotoxicity A study of certified pesticide applicators in
Minnesota found that a group who applied only herbicides experienced a 20
percent inhibition of the nervous system enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE).
Researchers were retrospectively able to document that the workers with reduced
AChE activity applied significant amounts of dicamba and that they had not
applied other chemicals in common. In addition, the researchers demonstrated
AChE inhibition in laboratory tests.12 Neurological effects of dicamba
have also been noted in dogs and chickens.18,19
Mecoprop (aka
MCPP)
http://www.pesticide.org/mecoprop_MCPP.pdf
Liver and Kidney Damage
In 1994, EPA listed mecoprop as a toxic chemical under the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know Act because of its toxicity to the liver and
kidneys.16 In a three month feeding study with rats, mecoprop doses of 9
milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) of body weight per day caused a change in
liver and kidney weights.17
Anemia Exposure to mecoprop has caused the development of anemia in tests
with laboratory animals. As part of mecoprop’s registration process,
a pesticide manufacturer sponsored two studies with dogs. In one, dogs
were fed mecoprop for 12 months; in the other, for three months. In both
studies, the amount of hemoglobin in the dogs’ blood decreased at doses
of about 20 mg/kg.14 Hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying molecule in the blood,
and deficiencies in hemoglobin result in anemia.12 Blood Clotting Researchers
at the University of Kuopio (Finland) noticed that bleeding is a symptom
of poisoning by phenoxy herbicides. They then studied the effects of
eight of these herbicides including mecoprop on “platelet...
MCPA is linked to BRAIN
DAMAGE!
By the end, Moose was suffering from obvious neurological problems
as well as liver and kidney failure. He had convulsions, spasms, labored
breathing, confusion, limping, loss of control of limbs.
AND I RESTATE, The highlighted text says:
The EPA DOES NOT REQUIRE CHEMICAL COMPANIES TO TEST ANY OF THEIR
PESTICIDES FOR BLOOD BARRIER BRAIN
DAMAGE!!!
SARA Title lll Sections 311/312 this product
is classified as:
An Immediate health hazard
A delayed health hazard
Are you appropriately horrified by this information? I HOPE SO.
Just remember, pesticides and fertilizers are dangerous enough to create
bombs.
Remember Oklahoma City?
If you're not angry, then you're not paying attention!
What is
Dimethylamine
Salt, which is in all three products?
PAN Pesticides Database - Pesticide Products-
Tri-Power
Acute Hazard Warning Label
Formulated pesticide products (which usually include inert ingredients) are
required to carry an acute toxicity rating by the U.S. EPA which is reflected
in the warning label on the pesticide container. The U.S. EPA gives a warning
label of Category 1 to the most acutely toxic pesticide products and Category
4 to the least acutely toxic pesticide products (1).
The different toxicity categories are based on the LD50, the dose (in milligrams
of substance per kilogram of body weight) that kills 50% of the test animals
in a standard assay. For inhalation exposures, the LC50 is used---the
concentration in air in milligrams per liter that kills 50% of the test animals.
2,4-D
2,4-D is the most widely used herbicide in the non-agricultural sector
with 23-27 million pounds used annually (U.S. EPA 1999). Yet, the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has admittedly registered the
chemical without fully evaluating 2,4-D's effects on human health and the
environment.
All 2,4-D products (such as LawnKeep, Malerbane, Planotox, Plantgard, Savage,
Salvo, Weedone, and Weedtrine-II) are required to carry the signal word "DANGER"
on the label, but that word may not suffice in expressing the real hazard
of the product. For those who know the EPA labeling system, "danger" on the
label indicates an EPA toxicity rating of I - the highest of four categories.
