Why I am glad you asked......
Ironite is obtained from the wastes of mining tailings and along with it contains a lot of heavy metals and arsenic. Although the mining companies have reported that such waste products are harmless for use in your backyard, I have serious doubts. They stated that it is even safe for rats, based on their toxicology tests and the form is not biologically active. Here's my unscientific concerns about using ironite. For one thing, I am a human being and not a rat. Then that stuff piles up in your soil and there is nowhere to go, keep using it and it will all add up. When young children play in the yard, they might play with the soil and some will put the soil straight into their mouth. Most likely it will ultimately leach down to into the water, perhaps not within my lifetime, but for future generations. No matter how safe the tests would state, no heavy metals added in my yard for me. I don't need to be convinced with a short term study on this, I am no longer touching that stuff. So if you enjoy Lead and Arsenic in your garden, lawn, and in the Aquifer then go for it. Otherwise.......leave it on the shelf. Check the link below to the Lawsuit filled against the company......
From: "Scott" <back2scool...@hotmail.com>
To: "J. LaRue Bills" <jlrbi...@sonoratx.net>
CC: "CaveTex" <Texascavers@texascavers.com>
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Salamanders Suffer Delayed Effects Of Common Herbicide
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:23:53 -0500
>Ron is correct. Most any brand you can find at The Home Depot or
>Lowes that is an Herbicide Lawn care product contains Atrazine. My
>neightbor just put a bag on his lawn and the bag even boasted "WITH
>ATRAZINE!" as if that were somthing good.
>
>Of course coupled with a nice bag of Iornite on your front lawn and
>you have a great industrial waste dump. NEVER use Iornite either.
>
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Rutherford"
><rcrutherf...@gmail.com>
>To: "J. LaRue Bills" <jlrbi...@sonoratx.net>
>Cc: "CaveTex" <Texascavers@texascavers.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:26 AM
>Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Salamanders Suffer Delayed Effects Of
>Common Herbicide
>
>
>>I believe most Weed and Feed products all contain Atrazine.
>>
>>On 3/28/07, J. LaRue Bills <jlrbi...@sonoratx.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>Atrazine info at:
>>>http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/atrazine.htm
>>>
>>>It is an herbicide.
>>>
>>>These are the products with atrazine just from the Syngenta
>>>company...
>>>2 versions of Aatrex, 2 versions of Bicep II, and Bicep Lite II,
>>>LUMAX, and
>>>Expert. These are all ag. products.
>>>
>>>Looks like it's used with some other chemicals as a preemergent,
>>>and it
>>>hangs around longer when used this way. I see alot about use with
>>>corn and
>>>soybeans; nothing on cotton (so far).
>>>
>>>I have not found any home-use products with atrazine, but that
>>>doesn't mean
>>>there aren't any. Jacqui
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>
>>>From: Don Cooper
>>>To: Ron Rutherford
>>>Cc: CaveTex
>>>Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:09 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Salamanders Suffer Delayed Effects Of
>>>Common
>>>Herbicide
>>>
>>>The article first states atrazine is a herbicide then insecticide.
>>> Which is
>>>it?
>>>Whether herbicide or insecticide I VERY much would like to know
>>>what brand
>>>names or product name it's been used as.
>>>-WaV
>>>
>>>PS. Last weekend came and went without anyone's mention of the
>>>18th year
>>>passing of the infamous event near Prince William Sound in Alaska.
>>> After
>>>all these years you can find oil under shoreline rocks. May your
>>>Exxon/Mobile boycott continue...
>>>
>>>
>>>On 3/27/07, Ron Rutherford <rcrutherf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Salamanders Suffer Delayed Effects Of Common Herbicide
>>> >
>>> >
>>>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070323104654.htm
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Ron Rutherford
>>> >
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>>
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