tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491195974147745819.post7749059476226813807..comments2023-11-03T15:12:37.616+05:30Comments on Safe and Judicious Pesticide Use: A European View of Pesticide Safety in 2030Dr. S. Banerjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05873163289327442988noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491195974147745819.post-47642279319763077582008-09-24T23:44:00.000+05:302008-09-24T23:44:00.000+05:30Dr. Banerji,You posted a comment on my blog in res...Dr. Banerji,<BR/><BR/>You posted a comment on my blog in response to an article I posted from a newspaper in Oregon. The article in question discussed the detection of pesticides in Oregon waterways. Your reply pertained only to endosulfan, which I don't know anything about. The point of posting this article on my blog was to do with how some of the pesticides detected harm our wild steelhead and salmon populations. Endosulfan made the short list of priority pesticides, in other words, it was identified as a pesticide which could cause significant harm to our wild anadromous fish populations. You mention that it is fairly easy to remove using chemicals or microbes, and I assume you are speaking of treating the water for human consumption, but that is not the real issue. I think that trying to remove it from the rivers, where it is doing harm to fish, is likely a very challenging task and simply banning its use within sensitive watersheds is likely a far more efficient method of quelling the problem.t-moshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774723413030308628noreply@blogger.com