2,4 D dumping in Thailand

[Neil Tangri <ntangri@essential.org>]

Bayer and Dioxin?:
Gotta Headache?

Bayer Company is dumping a chemical in Thailand called Hedonal 95 SP.
This is 2,4,D which I believe is the same as Dioxin or contains it,
someone correct me if I am wrong, but this also is finding its way into
the hands of villagers who have no way of knowing how dangerous it is.
I am also trying to contact Bayer about this.  I wonder if people have
any idea how much of these chemicals are being dumped on our soils and
in our waters around the world by our own western companies, killing us
all.

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Zeneca Agro Chemicals

We have been talking with Zeneca Agro Chemicals of London about the
availability of Paraquat to the Akha, as it is a very dangerous
defoliant and most villagers are not aware of this or trained to use it,
to say nothing of the fact that it is just really a nasty chemical to be
dumping in the environment.  We would like to see it not sold at all.
Last year Zeneca sold over 7,000,000 liters, that's right, over 7
million liters in Thailand alone of just that one chemical and there are
other chemicals and other companies, like Monsanto and their
glysophate.  Nasty stuff too.  Anyway, Zeneca has at least agreed to
help make educational materials and help provide safe water in villages
so that they won't be contaminated by washing of the containers, not
sure how many yet.  I have to say that they have been very willing to
discuss this problem as compared to some other groups we have had to
deal with.

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Matthew McDaniel



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Matthew McDaniel
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Neil TANGRI