tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post6444178982571147966..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: Dow Chemical wants to use Agent Orange to kill invasive, nearly indestructible superweedsMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-75594011662847143002014-07-11T19:46:39.089-04:002014-07-11T19:46:39.089-04:00A friend who was a green beret in Vietnam, exposed...A friend who was a green beret in Vietnam, exposed to Agent Orange, died from liver cancer a couple of years ago.<br />We have followed the debate about the effects of Agent Orange closely. I'm wondering if his illness was ever counted in the statistics concerning the "health risks" of agent orange.<br />I was exposed to 2-4-D in a misuse of the chemical on a prep school lawn here in Hawaii. The headmaster had a permit for its use on another property for gorse. I was very sick from the exposure and have developed an intractable skin rash. My PCP and I monitor my liver function. I have never been contacted to be part of any study. In fact at the time of the exposure, the local hospital "lost my blood sample."<br />I don't trust the "science" coming from the chemical companies, universities funded by the chemical companies. And I would like to follow any funding stream going to Federal research. I think the cautionary principle should be followed here. The use of 2-4-D is dangerous to human and the web of life in the environment.<br />Constance FayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115893011414991183noreply@blogger.com