Comments on: Pesticide DDT Found In Escambia River, Adjacent Wetlands

By: MargieLu

MargieLu — Sat, 07 Jan 2017 11:53:37 +0000

Of course, our public hunting lands are all along these wetlands, so the taxpayer who hunts for subsistence or recreation is put at the highest risk of exposure.

Maybe now our state wildlife commission will bring the public area onto dry land so that equal access is granted, reducing toxic exposures to folks who shouldn’t have to pay twice (taxes + hunt club fees) to hunt in their own home state.

By: Facetious Bob

Facetious Bob — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 04:10:41 +0000

Ironic:

From what I have read, the animal most responsible for more human deaths over this planet is the mosquito. DDT was used to kill this pest, until Rachael Carlson wrote “Silent Spring.” The cessation of this chemicals use resulted in the safe propagation of many animals such as eagles. ” Sorta like Danged if you duz, danged if you duzzent.”

By: mike

mike — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:33:11 +0000

@chris: okay, point taken. maybe we can all get the government to dig up all the wetlands, put it thru a leaching process & pump all the water in the area thru massive filters to purify it. They cleaned up that dioxin site in town, right? Mayhap they can do the same for the several square miles of wetlands referred to in the article. Should only cost billions, but hey, the feds give that much away every year to foreign countries, right?

By: chris

chris — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 18:30:04 +0000

No dig intended. But the impact on wildlife, some of which is consumed by humans, cannot be discounted.

By: mike

mike — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 13:09:14 +0000

@chris: good thing you can post a chris instead of chris in Molino, so you can get a dig in at me, eh?

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 21:05:47 +0000

And to think some newly elected politicians believe the E.P.A should be done away with and let the “Free Market” decide. Just about the only good thing Nixon honestly recognized was the need for the EPA sense the 50s and 60s. Google India or China or Brazil Air and Water pollution and be amazed how bad others have made it for themselves. DDT is a highly toxic carcinogen and no one in there right mind would be using it…

By: lone chief

lone chief — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 20:24:31 +0000

We humans are pretty gross when it comes down to it. We’ve been poisoning ourselves (and the earth) for a long time and it will not stop. Oh yeah, we’re more aware nowadays but it really hasn’t changed things much. We just change the formulas….more plastics please, throw those batteries away anywhere you like, more weed killer in the yard honey, disposible electronics, and on and on and on (that was sarcasm if ya didn’t get it).

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 19:51:49 +0000

The Case of The Missing Compound

By: CW

CW — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 19:24:03 +0000

No telling how many chemicals come floating down river from the Midwest.

By: chris

chris — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:28:41 +0000

@mike: Good thing fish and deer don’t live in wetlands. Otherwise somebody might catch and eat them.