05-01-2018, 07:47 AM
The original topic was about a bill which requires an announcement before regulated chemicals are sprayed, and the hope that it would be expanded to herbicides.
Most of the discussion here focused on roundup (which is not regulated), and why farms should notify everyone in advance of spraying the herbicide.
The actual bill SB3095, was about chlorpyrifos, commonly labeled diazinon (and other related products) which is an insecticide, not an herbicide. The bill does not stipulate an announcement before spraying but "a requirement to report on their use of restricted use pesticides to the Department of Agriculture (DOA)."
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3095
Is that correct, or is there another similar bill with the subject matter we've been discussing?
Portion of Hawaii’s drinking water that comes from underground wells : 9/10
Gallons of raw sewage that leak into the ground from Hawaii cesspools each day : 53,000,000 - Harper's Index
Most of the discussion here focused on roundup (which is not regulated), and why farms should notify everyone in advance of spraying the herbicide.
The actual bill SB3095, was about chlorpyrifos, commonly labeled diazinon (and other related products) which is an insecticide, not an herbicide. The bill does not stipulate an announcement before spraying but "a requirement to report on their use of restricted use pesticides to the Department of Agriculture (DOA)."
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3095
Is that correct, or is there another similar bill with the subject matter we've been discussing?
Portion of Hawaii’s drinking water that comes from underground wells : 9/10
Gallons of raw sewage that leak into the ground from Hawaii cesspools each day : 53,000,000 - Harper's Index
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