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PESTICIDES! Do you have an attitude?

PESTICIDES! Do you have an attitude?. Dr. David Shetlar (the BugDoc). The Ohio State University/OARDC. OSU Extension. Columbus, OH. Where did you get your values concerning pesticides?. Parent(s)? Teacher(s)? Peers? Research into Subject??. Watch out for Charged Words !. Natural.

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PESTICIDES! Do you have an attitude?

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  1. PESTICIDES! Do you have an attitude? Dr. David Shetlar (the BugDoc) The Ohio State University/OARDC OSU Extension Columbus, OH

  2. Where did you get your values concerning pesticides? Parent(s)? Teacher(s)? Peers? Research into Subject??

  3. Watch out for Charged Words! Natural Synthetic Organic Chemical Biological Genetic Engineered Risk Safe Carcinogen Toxic Toxic

  4. The Numbers Games Measuring increases and decreases: Ex: 1 in 1,000,000 versus 2 in 1,000,000 “the incidence doubled” “the rate increased by 100%” “twice as many …..” Yet: 2 in 1,000,000 versus 1 in 1,000,000 “the rate decreased by 50%” “half as many …..”

  5. The Numbers Games Comparing Studies with Unequal Numbers: Ex: 12 of 400 wells in 1992 had pesticides. 10 of 100 wells in 1995 had pesticides. Therefore: 3% of wells in 1992 were “contaminated” while 10% of wells in 1995 were “contaminated” Newspaper headline: OVER A 300% INCREASE!

  6. Common Misconceptions (in my view) Pastoral View – “Older, simpler ways of life were better than today’s” Organic View – “Natural and/or organic products and materials are safer than synthetic.” No Risk in Banning Pesticides View – “There are no real risks in banning pesticides.” or “Life would be better without pesticides.”

  7. What are the Major World Human Diseases? • AIDS? • Cancer? • Diarrhea? • Malaria?

  8. Table 1Number of deaths, developing world, by age group and cause Number of deaths (in thousands) Cause of death 0-4 5-14 15-44 45-59 60+ All ages Respiratory infections 2,710 244 139 78 813 3,984 Diarrheal diseases 2,474 210 97 30 54 2,865 Tuberculosis 71 151 696 534 526 1,978 Malaria 632 153 109 22 12 928 Tetanus 450 28 10 8 8 504 Pertussis 277 44 - - - 321 HIV 56 10 162 14 6 248 Meningitis 130 60 28 7 8 233 Syphilis 77 - 103 10 - 190 Other infectious 434 226 180 94 94 1,028 TOTAL infectious 8,174 1,269 1,524 797 1,521 13,285 Perinatal 2,402 - - - - 2,402 Congenital 503 42 43 5 - 589 Pregnancy-related - 12 408 7 - 427 Injuries 487 407 1,683 381 462 3,420 Cancer 43 64 411 967 2,211 3,696 Cardiovascular 122 80 540 1,368 6,908 9,018 Chronic respiratory 156 50 90 222 1,818 2,336 Other 556 296 674 709 1,676 3,911 TOTAL 12443 2,220 5,373 4,456 14,596 39,088

  9. Do you know of a family member or acquaintance that died from: • Car accident? • Cancer? • War? • Random shooting? • Drug overdose? • Pesticide exposure?

  10. Reported Human Poisonings (reported in 1988 by the American Association of Poison Control Centers)

  11. Reported Human Poisonings (reported in 1988 by the American Association of Poison Control Centers) Pesticides

  12. Reported Human Poisonings (reported in 1988 by the American Association of Poison Control Centers) Actual Fatalities Total poisonings = 1,368,748 Total Fatalities = 545 Pesticide Fatalities = 14 (most by suicide)

  13. Reported Human Poisonings (reported in 1998 by the American Association of Poison Control Centers) Pesticides

  14. Reported Human Poisonings (reported in 1998 by the American Association of Poison Control Centers) Actual Fatalities Total poisonings = 1,399,545 Total Fatalities = 249 Pesticide Fatalities = 16 (14 by suicide)

  15. Human Deaths from animals (approx. 200/year) [1989 Men’s Health Magazine, April, 1992]

  16. Turf Insecticide LD50s Organophosphates (acetylcholinesterase inhibitors) Acephate (Orthene) 980 Chlorpyrifos (Dursban) 270 Diazinon 400 Ethoprop (Mocap) 62 Fonofos (Crusade) 18 Isofenphos (Oftanol) 20 Isazofos (Triumph) 40-60 Malathion 1000 Trichlorfon (Dylox/Proxol) 250

  17. Turf Insecticide LD50s Carbamates (acetylcholinesterase inhibitors) Bendiocarb (Turcam) 156 Carbaryl (Sevin) 246 Pyrethroids (disrupt nerve sodium pump) Bifenthrin (Talstar) 375 Cyfluthrin (Tempo) 826 Fluvalinate (Mavrik) 282 L-cyhalothrin (Scimitar) 79 Permethrin (Astro) 430

  18. Imidacloprid (Merit) 450 3783-5000 Spinosads (Conserve) Halofenozide (MACH2) 2850 Fipronil (Chipco Choice) 97 Turf Insecticide LD50s Chloronicotinyl (post-synaptic block, nicotinic acetycholine sites) Spinosad (synaptic block of nicotinic acetycholine sites) Diacylhydrazine (molt accelerating compound, induces molt) Thianicotinyl (post-synaptic block, nicotinic acetycholine sites) Thiamethoxam (Meridian) 1563 Phenylpyrazoles (GABA receptor disruption)

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