muchas veces durante estos cinco anios fuera, me he preguntado qué ocurre con nuestros países de la américa latina. Y claro, ni más ni menos que es allí donde se vende la producción de sustancias del mal llamado primer mundo y es allí donde se realizan los estudios de viabilidad de drogas, pesticidas y todo cuanto la industria química se ha inventado.
Hace unos días, conversaba con un alemány le pregunté si aquí usaban glifosato. Su respuesta fué energica: Si a Ud. por tener todavía el Apéndice in situ lo quieren someter a esa operación, firmaría? Calcule que lo operan en la sala de sépticos.
Suficiente respuesta? Me pregunté.
>From: Fernando Pinzon Ramirez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: Red Caldas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: r-caldas: Glifosato en Australia
>Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 22:26:59 -0200 (GRNLNDDT)
>
>
>Caldasian@s,
>
>Para su ilustración retransmito otro mensaje de la Ing. Elsa Nivia. La
>fuente original viene, esta vez, desde Australia, en donde están
>detectando problemas de salud pública debido a la utilización "normal" del
>glifosato. Demasiado inquietante, por decir lo mínimo...!!!
>
>De todos modos, espero que estos aportes no se conviertan en un monólogo
>al mejor estilo ligiaparresco...
>
>La intención de todo ésto puede ser resumida por el párrafo a seguir,
>tomado de un mensaje que he recibido hoy de una caldasiana:
>
> > Si gracias, en realidad se necesita mucho apoyo de fuera, seguimos aqui
> > en lo mismo, conversatorios, seminarios, debates, pero la presion
>empieza
> > a apretar, considero que un comunicado de cientificos colombianos en el
> > exterior nos ayudaria a des"insurgentizar" esta pelea que tiene a los
> > campesinos e indigenas en condiciones terribles de salud, y que decir
>el
> > medio ambiente. Es urgente seguirle la pista a los estudios cientificos
> > de los efectos del glifosato en los diferentes paises.
>
>Cordial Abrazo a Todos,
>Fernando
>
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 19:09:07 -0500
>From: Elsa Nivia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RV: Herbicide spraying by
> local authorities...............................
>
>Fwd: Herbicide spraying by local authorities..........----- Original Message -----
>From: Margaret Reeves
>To:
>Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 11:55 AM
>Subject: Fwd: Herbicide spraying by localauthorities...............................
>
>
>For those of you who may not see these postings of Steve Tvedten, here is one on glyphosate.
>
>
>- Margaret
>
>
> Status: U
> Reply-To: "Steve Tvedten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> From: "Steve Tvedten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Paul Helliker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Herbicide spraying by local authorities...............................
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:35:43 -0400
> Organization: Get Set, Inc.
> X-Priority: 3
>
> Dear Mr. Helliker, I thought you might like to read the following letter on herbicide spraying by local authorities.
>
> Australian Chemical Trauma Alliance Inc
>
> Participating Organization of the National Toxic Network
>
> Representative: Diana Buckland
>
> 4 Mia Street Kallangur Qld 4503 Ph/fax: (07) 3285 3573
>
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~actall
>
> THIS LETTER FROM THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL TRAUMA ALLIANCE -
>
> REX WARREN
>
> PRESIDENT; REX WARREN email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> ph. 07 4979l828 fax. 07 49793961
>
> Pamela Valenti Representative [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Ann Want National Co-ordinator [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Concerns about local Government herbicide use and health consequences thereof to residents are certainly justified. Based on worldwide evidence, we believe it's only a question of time, before the practice is banned as it already is in many areas of the United States and Canada. The realistic decision Councils in Australia face is more one of leading the way or is forced to comply in the near future. Glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide, is already banned from being used in most United States Schools because it was found to change oestrus cycle in girls. More information can be obtained from Professor Gunnar Heuser E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Glyphosate and the inerts used in spray formulations certainly do trigger severe reactions in people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Herbicide use in residential areas also triggers asthma attacks in adults and children. Our Health Professional members in Queensland advise admissions to hospitals increase following the application of herbicides.
>
> As the National Registration Authority has never maintained an Adverse Reactions Register, it is not commonly known that children with Attention Deficit Disorder and Autistic Spectrum Disorder exhibit periods of severe behavioural problems, including violent behaviour, following the use of herbicides and pesticides near residential areas (these are a class of neuro-toxic chemicals) .
>
> In late 1999, emergency permits were granted for increased glyphosate use on corn, wheat and barley crops in Queensland and New South Wales due to weed growth following high rainfall. The emergency permit allowed an increase in the MRL for glyphosate from 0.2 mg/kg to 20 mg/kg in finished grain. As food products made from these cereals came onto the market, an abnormal number of children developed very severe behavioral problems in Queensland resulting in an excessively high number of children being placed in the care of Families Youth & Community Care during 2000.
>
>
> There is a considerable amount of information available on glyphosate (thousands of pages) which would indicate considerable caution be implemented in the continued use of herbicides & pesticides in or around residential areas. The numbered extract examples as supplied to us (as below) represent only a very small sample. We can provide the full documents on request for your perusal and consideration.
>
> i Ingestion of Roundup has been shown to cause "irritation of the oral mucous membrane and gastrointestinal tract ...pulmonary dysfunction, oliguria, metabolic acidosis, hypotension, leukocytosis and fever".
>
> ii Monsanto states that Glyphosate is not a cholinesterase inhibitor. The MSDS on Roundup also says that Glyphosate is not a cholinesterase inhibitor. Yet, Glyphosate is an organophosphorus and the "toxic effects of organophosphorus (OP) compounds are predicated on their irreversible inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AchE) and other serine hydrolases".
>
> iii A recent study by eminent oncologists Dr. Lennart Hardell and Dr. Mikael Eriksson of Sweden (i) has revealed clear links between one of the world's biggest selling herbicide, Glyphosate to non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a form of cancer (ii). In the study published in the 15 March 1999 Journal of American Cancer Society, the Researchers also maintain that exposure to Glyphosate "yielded increased risks for NHL". They stress that with the rapidly increasing use of Glyphosate since the time the study was carried out, "Glyphosate deserves further epidemiologic studies".
>
> iv The NY Attorney General's Office sued Monsanto for advertising that Roundup herbicide is "Safe" and "environmentally friendly". While Monsanto admitted no error, they settled with NY, paying them a couple hundred thousand dollars and agreeing to refrain from advertising Roundup herbicide in New York as "safe" and "environmentally friendly". The NY Attorney General began challenging these ads in 1991 and the case finally settled in 1997. (Further information available at http://www.igc.org/panna/resources/_pestis/PESTIS.1997.2.html ) When Monsanto subsequently violated this agreement, they were again called to task by the NY Attorney General for breach of the settlement agreement. They again backed off their advertising campaign for RoundUp in New York only.
>
> According to newspaper reports, the WA Farmers Federation fear the cost of Glyphosate could more than double if Monsanto succeeds in imposing a Dumping Duty on cheap Chinese imports of the chemical, taking the present price of $l00.00 per 20 lt. drum to $220.00. This could make more environmentally friendly (and health friendly) weed control options a more viable proposition.
>
> There is absolutely no doubt, that community health will greatly benefit, if Councils find more environmentally friendly (and health friendly) ways of weed control. The NRA approval given for various chemicals, does not indemnify Councils or professional pesticide and herbicide businesses from liability, when they cause injuries to human health, especially when residents who suffer adverse reactions give prior notice. We believe it is an unnecessary and wasteful exercise to end up in expensive and time consuming litigation, when all that is needed is common sense.
>
> Anyone who wishes, may contact me if I can be of any further assistance and Council Representatives and other Representatives can contact me during business hours on 07 4978 6022.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> REX WARREN
>
> NATIONAL PRESIDENT
>
> AUSTRALIAN CHEMICAL TRAUMA ALLIANCE
>
> EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> 19 Pike Crescent Gladstone. 4680 Ph. 07 49791828 Fax 07 49793961
>
> Well Mr. Helliker. do you believe it's only a question of time, before the practice of spraying weeds with your "registered" herbicide POISONS is banned? Many people now believe herbicide spraying is an unnecessary and wasteful exercise guaranteed to end up in expensive and time consuming litigation. Your "regisration" of the various POISONS, obviously does not indemnify Councils or professional pesticide and herbicide businesses from liability, when they cause injuries to human health, especially when residents who suffer adverse reactions give prior notice. When will it be "legal" to use common sense, rather than "registered" POISONS to "control" weed problems?
>
>
> Respectfully, Stephen L. Tvedten
>
>
>--
>Margaret Reeves, Ph.D.
>Staff Scientist/Program Coordinator (Workers' Rights, Organic Cotton, Latin America)
>Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
>49 Powell St., Suite 500, San Francisco, California 94102 USA
>Tel: (+1) 415-981-6205, ext. 326, or 981-1771; Fax (+1) 415-981-1991
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>
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>
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>
>
>__________________________________________________________________________
>
> Fernando Pinzón-Ramírez
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>
> Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Engenharia Ambiental
> Centro de Recursos Hídricos e Ecologia Aplicada
> Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos
> Universidade de São Paulo
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