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Eq)9'taOR9A9ea®PINB®N . , TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER E, 1992 ~ Hidden Risks of Pestz:.cid-e -Bld.n's'' _ ' FJy JONATHAN H- ADLER -_' gaale Yy lhe Erwlnnnralal l!roteclloOAga.ey In~ ~.'-'Ad.ucates of lkc uport haw cialai U be serr-- • Roodproduc1ioa In the 1Srird World Is at an 190y- -- -- `rog lke Inhetals ol iarmcss in dc.cloping naUaus all.lime •)rgh, Iniced, incrcases is 'niiry Word • YeLFMC would have to spend another 420 .: by Rotecl.ing tlrerU agabnt 1_Ire dana:ers af p°sll- food proiuclion are even out~pa.cing pqlulatiwr mUllon to satisfy Ike LrpA"s remaildng teali.g - ad¢s. While A is true Ibat Lhe niishanrlUrrl: of growth. ' - reqrriremmis. Civen that earlrosWla, has~wider pesticFies can nose kcaDb Inabinns. limlliak Inatrunscaal in Ihe rapid Incteasein agricot- applicatlwe for use In Ihe'L'bRd World lhar In- IJw rrse of Amaicaa•nwda pesticides hardly pr°- larat dlkiency has bem the dcveloluucnl of safe the Unital Statq sack re proleetiag cucalyrrlus varls foreign pesLicGl° rne. -, - - ard effective pesliddri Wilhoat the conthwing "/rcc* ased Wrreforealalion,It wa.rrol eortdkc--. The t/nlled States pradoees approainalcly. .derelopneaL ol these agricull°ral chea,icat°, five to seek donreslic approval. . L"A ol lke vmrldY padicWea, so lhere would be many of these Ralas weuld havo been IrnpasslMe. . Aecaase the appiLeahllUy o( varioas eomu-_ -IRDe dillicWty, in /twling aebslll.lcs. Morcoverr ' What is more, conywo.ds such as eartaunlfan po>ris rleptads an clirrmalieaid other envirnr _ lhis' al•grwrenl is preurised an US& cerii(ieallon ~aro also contributln(S lo relarestallon efforls rne°lal factors, nwny esporled prstitiles pave staagaYds bcift moreslrnrent lhan Ikom In While flaNllaaeoaaly displa6tyg, the morC baaard- little, H any, eSa a1 ll•$. eraM •. fa1CMn r1atlNli As already Iroted, [kie 11 iMnldy ous chenieak used In the luaL . It aiso rn.sL be redvr,{oud tkal petLleWrs are aol 1k.erae .. , ... - ., Despite the importarrl rok of pesUcldrs iu not lorporled lulo other .atiors for aco frr api- ,, Dupile the hysterical elakrss of nlany nvi- wur]d food produetion and dµcise centrol, mvi- culture withwl that nUOa's corucnl. Mod derrJ-' and cwxrawY adv°cates, there Is - roanenial adrocate° aml Ilwir conFracsla,al aF oped naUona have their own pesticide'- StUe, Y aay, eaoale N he ceaces+a:d about Ike .lia arc dc/crmlucd to Urait the avaDahiliLy of cerlificalten procedures. 'ykae' are ollen snorc ,prcxcme ol ptalhWc resHacs on unpocled pro- US.yrodaced pest-widec la the Third WarH by slrlnRent Lh:m Ilwse in the Uoiled Stalu. -. I -~ duce, ar far lhal aaaltor, ua oay prudeee. --- prak141ling the export of peslie'vlcs nut rcp4ternf ' As fer dcvelepi.g ceunlrks, they Vpically ~• ~ . ' . for sse in the United Slatrs. - . wiU-rcqrlrc lbal prrife{dee have been eerliltdl ti ~° Pr°lidde reslWe risk is so low.as to be 7Lis ban waeld af/ecl soure live dozes cam. -. clserkere be[ore they ara used ri°rnestic.ally.. .. nwardagtrR" aoles Dr. Sanford Mi1kr. d°ae of, • - - - ' the Graduate SL•koN ot Diom°dicat Sci°nces al ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ a a ar a1 1w0 4 l c m„ a a po cr , /o s In ° leat lWOStry. khoreaver. I1,-weald bar owr 4451 nd111o. In arwal esparls. ' - 'Che argwnesrl lor banning these pcsticide ea' parb is prennced oa Ute'clrele of paison" theory. The idn la that wbeu varepqered peslicidea ace eapertd to other counlrin, Uay are arcd oe enrps Ihat •w turn arc Imported by Ihc Uuited Stalrs. As haAbworts la..dcr John Javaa elrara- es, •allhorgh the pesticides arc llk.gal, Me eo,. •sunw llcm" IWt the mer° fact Ihal a peslicW° is encegis- rleral in the U.iled SlaLes has Illlk, U anyLdircrA fclalion t. the salely .f that pestielde Moreover. banoirC Ibe export n( a°registervsl 'peslicides wiU ollen increase health threals by /orciap tarmcrs to s.islilale nwre hiyWy losk - .arW tesss eDicienL ekemicalx. . COtttider that a pcslieide producer typically banasl sperel bclwec. }Y+ million and 150 tuilPwrr, orer a period ol eiLhL to 10 ycars, to register a rde lor domestic use. i~Tlirsw is in addiUoa to the ecronornic cmis o( ~discaverMg and d"evcloping a° effecUYe eern- _paw,d. FMC Corp.'s carhosallan, for caample, was declared lo have no adverse elfeets on re• pradfclive pertarmaaca or ncorolopnt activity, and was dcemed aeither carciwoCenic nec mula- ' L4e UnWcrsl4y a( Tesas 11ca1th Seience CeuUS at San Ant.nlo. 9Lve is na avldence to support Ika • coalcalion that anyone dias,lroar peaticule rest-. '. rlurz br Uae UA& twlay-- - .. • _ • 6[oreo.e , Dr. tir°ee Auxs af Ibe Unlverslly . u1 CaMlornia aL Uerteley b~ anclnded Wahlhe ~raducUoa in csop yiekk Irom rimHinng peNidde . use would likely pos° a greater ccaNk risk Iban • the cwlli.eed Qe N ap-inlbrral elremicals. - "As Ca•ald Prael ol F1NC CorpL natcd in a neceol irsue of 1lrCtdaUOe nwgasufe, tis•bea /h°. -worldwille tasses of (oad before i.irvest ara esii-maled to be as hlgh as 35%, aial when orer 11 . million people will die fronr searvalioa Uds ycar,, it is prmimplauas lur /ke IMiled States la dk-, . tale Third World.ras al n19'ieullural h.~clruloLSy. that mighl °ava MvarL or improve Mcal rmvirMr mcaal catulitions." ' - • Flat ordy rrill barrin0 the caporl of wn.gis-: lered pesticides (aU lo kuprovu foarl safety, ib could have disa:troas cauerpwacvs bnleed, by Iryind to rnake Ik° world a sakr hlace, Ik° barr~ • advocates woald actually make it rwN•° rishy. - Joaathan /L Adl,er is an ntrlnmrncalaf pufrc-i,~ anafyst wllh the GSarlPclifiva JArtcr)xir•o Jnslr- lnte In dasA(ngteu . .. 0 904tifttiL0Z 0 0