submitted by Diane Underwood |
Summertime is for outdoor activities with friends and family. It is also a time to pay more attention to evacuating harmful toxins that get ingested in the body. Many people travel to camp or picnic at the beach, which can increase the risk of exposure to pathogens. Traveling adds an enormous contributing factor of parasitic infections from the food and drinking water, as well as to our choices of swimming water.
Reactions stemming from summer pollens, chemicals from air conditioning, insecticides/pesticides spraying, hidden food ingredients, wild fires or the chlorine, parasites, microorganisms, lead, mercury, arsenic, nitrates, sulfates, fecal or pharmaceutical matter from the drinking water are some of the reasons to detoxify even more aggressively at the beginning of each season.
Every country sprays their agriculture. Spraying is a common pesticide treatment used just about everywhere in the United States. Although there are several conflicting opinions regarding the use of pesticides, the use of them has been scientifically proven harmful to humans, animals and the environment.
Reno is in the prevailing wind direction from California’s extensive agricultural spraying, subjecting locals to the daily chemical overload. It has been going on for years. Every other Thursday Reno and surrounding areas are also spayed with a pesticide chemical called Altosid by planes for “vectors,” in this case, mosquitoes.
Altosid uses S-Methoprene, an insect growth regulator (IGR). It is a larvicide that works on mosquitoes and other pests immature, egg and larvae stages. Immature pests exposed to this IGR cannot mature because they are over-loaded with a juvenile hormone mimic that forbids them from reaching adulthood and reproduction. The larvae will die in its immature stage.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, if Methoprene is released into the air “it will exist in both the vapor and particulate phases in the ambient atmosphere.” If released into water, the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is very high. Methoprene is slightly toxic to fish but highly toxic to other freshwater inhabitants.
Information obtained directly from Altosid Briquettes Specimen Label states “keep out of reach of children” and “precautionary statements hazards to humans and domestic animals, caution, environmental hazard.”
When we swim in pools, run along a trail, hike a hill or ride a bike on spray days; this may affect our children, our pets and the surrounding wildlife. Even though our government suggests they only use biologically safe chemicals, they still recommend avoiding contact for at least 30 minutes after spraying. A simple way to avoid a “reaction” is to stay inside, shut all windows and run an air purifier, especially on spray days. Be aware; see if you notice more people complaining about their “allergies” during spraying times.
Educate Yourself:
- For a copy of Altosid’s Specimen Label visit www.msmosquito.com/pdf/ALT30Dl.pdf
- Visit Washoe County’s website for a list of spray days at co.washoe.nv.us/repository/files/4/Vector-News-08-09.pdf
- Call the local Vector-Borne Diseases Prevention Program at (775) 785-4599.
References:
- detoxifynow.com/reverse_aging.html
- co.washoe.nv.us/repository/files/4/Vector-News-08-09.pdf
- drcolbert.com
- www.altosid.com
- www.pestproducts.com/methoprene.htm
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