From ???@??? Tue Jun 03 12:30:45 1997 Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 12:03:05 -0700 (PDT) To: wps-forum@are.berkeley.edu From: Stephen R Sutter Subject: fieldworker train-the-trainer class offered Content-Length: 411 Lines: 8 On Saturday, June 28, 1997, I'll conduct a free WPS Fieldworker Train-the-Trainer workshop in English at the Oxnard Pest Control Association Office in Oxnard, CA from 8 a.m. to Noon. Preregister with me on (209) 456-7560, or at this email address. Steve Sutter, UC Area Personnel Management Farm Advisor 1720 S. Maple Ave., Fresno, CA 93702 (209) 456-7560, FAX (209) 456-7575 http://are.berkeley.edu/APMP/ From ???@??? Tue Jun 03 16:46:39 1997 Date: Tue, 3 Jun 97 18:19:44 EDT To: From: "Deputy Executive Officer" Subject: fwd: Cheminova - 2 Content-Length: 2453 Lines: 64 Colegas, Parathion has been prohibited for use in Peru since January 18,1997. However, ships might still be coming through Peruvian ports and there is no established Pesticide Training and Control System in place which could be remotely compared to what we have in the states...This would be one of our future challenges : to work with the chemical companies and Min. of Ag. to set up these control systems in third world countries like Peru. I often pass info onto my USAID colleagues from the WPS-Forum. So keep up the good work. ------------- Original Text From: Martin.Scurrah@flinders.edu.au, on 5/30/97 10:33 AM: To: >Date: Thu, 29 May 97 19:39:00 DST >Reply-To: THjarsen@ZMUC.KU.DK >Sender: owner-elan@csf.colorado.edu >From: "Hjarsen Thor " >To: ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA NETWORK >Subject: Cheminova - 2 >X-To: elan/message >X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.0 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN > > >The latest development in the case of the Danish pesticide manufacturer >Cheminova is that the team (from the company) who went to Nicaragua and >Guatemala came back and conncluded that: > >1) the standards in Guatamalien agriculture were so high that the farm >worked worked safely with Parathione and M-parathione (!), >2) That the 27 seven cases of deaths caused by these two chemicals were all >suicides according to the Cheminova officials!!!! > >Now it would be interesting to know all other countries to where these >products of Cheminova are exported, but also other exporters from other >Northern countries. I will keep you informed on the development here in >Denmark. > >And it fact how can be of any surprise that: >1) such chemicals are in use in the third world, >2) and that the workers do not fulfill any security standards. > >Such products are prohibited in the North, but are cheap since all >development costs are paid so these are the things that lowpaid farmers >buys. Furthermore, such farmers do not have the money to buy even rubber >boots or plastic gloves. In Bolivia tomatoes are sprayed onboard the trucks >just before they reach the market. Bolivians always peel tomatoes because of >this - but it surely doesn't help much... > >Regards, > >Thor Hjarsen >Center for Tropical Biodiversity >Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen >Fax: + 45 35 32 10 10 >E-mail: THjarsen@zmuc.ku.dk > > > From ???@??? Tue Jun 03 16:46:41 1997 Date: Tue, 3 Jun 97 18:26:31 EDT To: From: "Deputy Executive Officer" Subject: fwd: PESTICIDES - Cheminova Video Content-Length: 12006 Lines: 341 Colegas: The second part of this parathion disaster. ------------- Original Text From: Martin.Scurrah@flinders.edu.au, on 5/30/97 10:24 AM: To: >Resent-Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 07:16:59 -0600 (MDT) >Resent-Message-Id: <199705291316.HAA23548@csf.Colorado.EDU> >Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 10:11:41 -0300 (EST) >Reply-To: tautz@ax.apc.org >Sender: owner-elan@csf.colorado.edu >From: Carlos Sergio Figueiredo Tautz >To: ENVIRONMENT IN LATIN AMERICA NETWORK >Subject: PESTICIDES - Cheminova Video >Resent-To: "Moderator of conference list.elan" >Resent-From: Carlos Sergio Figueiredo Tautz >X-Sender: mail2conf@ax.apc.org >X-To: aspta@ax.apc.org, gscotto@ax.apc.org, hathaway@netflash.com.br, > list.elan@conf.ax.apc.org, rroldan@ax.apc.org, rvillar@voyager@com.br >X-From_: tautz Thu May 29 10:11:44 1997 >X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.0 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN > >/* Escrito 12:07 PM May 28, 1997 por colnodo:ariel em ax:env.journalism */ >/* ---------- "PESTICIDES - Cheminova Video" ---------- */ >Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >El siguiente mensaje es una presentacion de las reacciones producidas >luego de la emision del Video Cheminova, problemas ocasionados >con el uso de pesticidas en Europa y de su mas reciente importacion a >paises latinoamericanos entre los cuales esta Colombia. > >To: rapal@colnodo.apc.org >From: Jakob Gottschau >Subject: Re: TV-documentary about pesticides >Organization: Rapalmira > >Dear Elsa Nivia > >A copy of the Cheminova video is send from Denmark two days ago. Please >let >me know if you don't recieve it. > >Just to keep you informed I would like to tell you about the reactions >to >the program in Denmark. > >The reactions to the program has been enormous in Denmark. > >The video was shown 14 days ago on the first of May at the Danish >National >Television DR (DR is the main TV-station in Denmark) - and immediately >after the was a debate in the studio about the video. The participants >was >the Danish Minister of Environment Svend Auken, the manager of Cheminova >and >a representative from one of the investors. > >It was an extremely interesting debate. The minister of Environment, >Svend >Auken said: >It is not because I want to praise the television, but you can not be >the >same human being in this discussion after you have seen this >TV-documentary. >It is absolutely shocking. > >The manager from Cheminova said. "This is every producer of pesticides >nightmare - seeing his products used the way we have seen in the >TV-program". Cheminova had no critics of the program in the debate. > >It has been national news for 14 days now. Several national papers have >had >front-pages in the days after. And all the other national-papers had >covered >the case intensively. The most conservative paper, Berlingske tidende" >had a >full pages on its business-issue two days after the program was shown - >with the headline: "A nasty case". An business-consultant was >interviewed >in the article saying: "The time is over when a producer can sell a >product >without careering how it is used. To day you don't sell a car to a >person >without a drives license". > >Today the story is headline news again, > >Some days ago Cheminova send a delegation to Nicaragua and Guatemala to >check things out - and see if the conditions in these countries is as >the >video describe it, and the Danish EPA "Miljoestyrelsen", had announced >that >they also will send a delegation to Nicaragua - to check the >sprayingconditions. > >Until now. More than 100 Danish newspaper articles/debates has been >printed >as a direct consequence of the TV-documentary. It has been covered for >about >7 times within the last two weeks in the national TV-news, and the >National >Danish Radio have made around 40 short news an about 10 features on the >program. > >A national TV station in Nicaragua shows part of the video on sunday the >18th of May and they will follow it up with a debate in the studio with >local experts. Also a TV-station i Guatemala will show short pieces of >the >video within some days. > >At this point Cheminova try to isolate the problem to Nicaragua and >Guatemala. But I have information about the Cheminova export of >methylparathion and parathion to several other Latinamerican countries. >Also to Colombia. > >I hereby send you the complete list of the Cheminova-export to >latinamerican >countries: > >Date Shipper Kilos Comodity Destination > >18.01.95 Cheminova 5.440 kg methyl-parathion Gallao, Peru >31.01.95 Cheminova 14.848 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >27.03.95 Cheminova 21.730 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >29.03.95 Cheminova 15.232 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >30.03.95 Cheminova 17.880 kg parathion Gallao, Peru >30.03.95 Cheminova 10.880 kg parathion Gallao, Peru >17.04.95 Cheminova 19.602 kg parathion Gallao, Peru >17.04.95 Cheminova 17.956 kg parathion Gallao, Peru >10.05.95 Cheminova 21.216 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >18.05.95 Cheminova 8.704 kg methyl-parathion Gallao, Peru >25.05.95 Cheminova 42.976 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >15.06.95 Cheminova 105.540 lb methyl-parathion San Salvador, El Salvador >22.06.95 Cheminova 46.773 lb methyl-parathion St Tomas, Guatemala >28.07.95 Cheminova 5.440 kg parathion Gallao, Peru >25.08.95 Cheminova 17.878 kg parathion Gallao, Peru >05.08.95 Cheminova 10.880 kg parathion Gallao, Peru >18.08.95 Cheminova 42.432 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >18.08.95 Cheminova 42.432 kg methyl-parathion Veracruz, Mexico >06.09.95 Cheminova 5.440 kg methyl-parathion Gallao, Peru >09.09.95 Cheminova 40.741 lb methyl-parathion Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien >09.09.95 Cheminova 206.174 lb methyl-parathion Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien >14.09.95 Cheminova 1.088 kg methyl-parathion Gallao, Peru >13.11.95 Cheminova 5.440 kg methyl-parathion Gallao, Peru >21.11.95 Cheminova 21.216 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >21.11.95 Cheminova 21.216 kg methyl-parathion Veracruz, Mexico >20.12.95 Cheminova 70.720 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >20.12.95 Cheminova 65.280 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >28.12.95 Cheminova 10.880 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >14.01.96 Cheminova 32.640 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >30.01.96 Cheminova 14.138 lb parathion Arica, Chile >30.01.96 Cheminova 10.106 lb parathion Arica, Chile > 19.02.96 Cheminova 21.760 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >07.03.96 Cheminova 17.878 kg parathion Gallao, Peru >25.03.96 Cheminova 5.440 kg methyl-parathion Gallao, Peru >01.04.96 Cheminova 17.878 kg parathion Gallao, Peru >10.04.96 Cheminova 21.760 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >02.05.96 Cheminova 35.756 kg parathion Gallao, Peru >24.05.96 Cheminova 43.520 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >24.05.96 Cheminova 43.520 kg methyl-parathion Veracruz, Mexico >05.07.96 Cheminova 21.760 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >20.07.96 Cheminova 43.520 kg methyl-parathion Veracruz, Mexico >20.07.96 Cheminova 43.520 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia >21.08.96 Cheminova 10.880 kg methyl-parathion Cartagena, Columbia > > >As you can see the danish company have exported around 400 tons of >methylparathion to Columbia from jan 1995 to may 1996. > >Do you have any official statistics about pesticideposioning in >Columbia. >And can you tell me how many of these have been caused by >methylparathion. >Is methylparathion a "Problempesticide" in Columbia - as it is in >Guatemala >and Nicaragua. > >Do you know if Denmark is the only exporter of methylparathion to >Columbia. > >I hereby send you the detailed information about the Denmark-Columbia >shipment - which I have recieved from PIERS (Port Import Export >Reporting >System) It is a US based database. As you can se the Columbian >importeres of >methylparathion is AGREVO S A, Bayer and PROFICOL PRODS >FITOSANITARIOS. >You probarly know these guys. > >COLOMBIA WATERBORNE IMPORTS > SORTED BY 4-DIGIT HARMONIZED CODE: 2920 ESTERS OF INORG ACIDS & >SALTS; >THEIR HALOG ETC DER > >========================================================================== >======== > > COUNTRY/ > ORIGIN PT/ CARRIER/ KILOS ARRIVAL > CONSIGNEE SHIPPER DISCHG PT COMMODITY QTY UM >DATE > ----------- --------- ---------- ------------- --------- >--- >-- ----- > > AGREVO S A CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S AARHUS DINAMARCA >15232 56 >DRS 95/03/29 > CARTAGENA NORDANA LINE > METIL PARATHION 80% TECNICO > > AGREVO S A CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S AARHUS DINAMARCA 70720 >260 >DRS 95/12/20 > CARTAGENA JOHNSON LINE > METIL PARATION 80% TECNICO > > AGREVO S A CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S AARHUS DINAMARCA >10880 40 >DRS 95/12/28 > CARTAGENA JOHNSON LINE > METIL PARATION 80% TECNICO PES > > AGREVO S A CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S AARHUS DINAMARCA >14848 89 >DRS 95/01/31 > CARTAGENA MARITIMA PROVIDENCIA > METIL PARATION 80% TECNICO Y M > > > CONSIGNEE TOTAL: KILOS: 111680. > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------------------------------------------ > BAYER DE COLOMBIA S A CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S AARHUS DINAMARCA >21760 >80 DRS 95/03/27 > SANTA MAR NEDLLOYD LINES > METIL PARATION AL 80% > > BAYER DE COLOMBIA S A CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S AARHUS DINAMARCA >32640 >120 DRS 96/01/14 > SANTA MAR JOHNSON LINE > METIL PARATION 80% > CONSIGNEE TOTAL: KILOS: 54400. > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------------------------------------------ > > > PROFICOL PRODS FITOSANITARIOS CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S AARHUS >DINAMARCA >21760 80 DRS 96/04/10 > CARTAGENA JOHNSON LINE > METIL PARATION 80% > > PROFICOL PRODS FITOSANITARIOS CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S AARHUS >DINAMARCA >65280 240 DRS 95/12/20 > CARTAGENA JOHNSON LINE > METIL PARATION 80% TECNICO > > PROFICOL PRODS FITOSANITARIOS CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S AARHUS >DINAMARCA >21760 80 DRS 96/02/19 > CARTAGENA DSR STINNES > PARATION TECNICO 80% > > CONSIGNEE TOTAL: KILOS: 108800. > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------------------------------------------ > > BAYER DE COLOMBIA S A CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S AARHUS DINAMARCA >10880 >40 DRS 96/08/21 > SANTA MAR BUQUE FLETEADO GRAN COLOMBIANO > METIL PARATION 80% > > > CONSIGNEE TOTAL: KILOS: 10880. > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------------------------------------------------------ > PROFICOL PRODS FITOSANITARIOS CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S AARHUS >DINAMARCA >21760 80 DRS 96/07/05 > CARTAGENA BUQUE FLETEADO GRAN COLOMBIANO > METIL PARATION 80% TECNICO > > PROFICOL PRODS FITOSANITARIOS CHEMINOVA AGRO A/S HAMBURGO >ALEMANIA >21216 78 DRS 95/05/10 > CARTAGENA JOHNSON LINE > ORGANOFOSFORO PESTICIDA LIQUID > CONSIGNEE TOTAL: KILOS: 42976. > > > >I hope to hear from you - soon. If it si convient for you - please >answer >me in spanish - I have a frind who can translate it. > >Best wishes > >Jakob Gottschau > >Express journalistbureau >Bredgade 28 >1260 Copenhagen K >Tel: +45 3393 3399 >Fax +45 33933389 > > From ???@??? Fri Jun 06 10:04:12 1997 From: RDSHS@aol.com Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 20:41:44 -0400 (EDT) To: wps-forum@are.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: fwd: PESTICIDES - Cheminova Video Content-Length: 51 Lines: 1 Will the video be available to Forum participants? From ???@??? Fri Jun 20 09:40:15 1997 Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 14:54:05 -0700 From: Paul Andre To: wps-forum@are.berkeley.edu Subject: WPS Summary Content-Length: 534 Lines: 17 Greetings everyone! I just wanted to announce that the WPS Summary booklet is up on the Web. This is NOT an FTP site but it can be viewed and printed off. The summary is on the Missouri PAT page at... http://etcs.ext.missouri.edu/agebb/pest/pat -- Key ya later, Paul Paul Andre Program Coordinator Bureau of Pesticide Control Missouri Dept. of Agriculture P.O. Box 630 - 1616 Missouri Blvd. Jefferson City, MO 65102 573-751-9198 FAX 0005 From ???@??? Fri Jun 20 09:40:54 1997 Date: Wed, 18 Jun 97 15:35:53 EDT To: <"smtp@barrb0204@servers[]"@usaid.gov> From: "Deputy Executive Officer" Subject: re: EMPRESAS CAUSANTES DE GRAVES PROBLEMAS DE SALUD EN SUS T... Content-Length: 1571 Lines: 42 Maria // Martin: Thanks for the info...I am copying our Environmental cadre and the wps-forum in California. Un fuerte abrazo, david ------------- Original Text From: Martin.Scurrah@flinders.edu.au, on 6/18/97 12:55 PM: EMPRESAS CAUSANTES DE GRAVES PROBLEMAS DE SALUD EN SUS=20 TRABAJADORES QUIEREN ARREGLAR POR LA BUENAS=20 TEGUCIGALPA.- Despu=E9s que miles de trabajadores bananeros en Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Ecuador y Filipinas reclamaran por da=F1os causados por pesticidas, algunas empresas han determinado pagarles por da=F1os graves a su salud. Las empresas Standard Fruit Company y la productora del pesticida Nemag=F3n la Occidental Chemical Corporation, son las se comprometieron a pagar a unos tres mil hondure=F1os. Las dos empresas son estadounidenses. Tambi=E9n est=E1n denunciadas las empresas Shell Oil Company y las compa=F1=EDas bananeras, Del Monte, Chiquita Brands y Dole pero estas no reconocen el da=F1o causado En total son 25 mil trabajadores los afectados, la gran mayor=EDa no podr=E1 tener hijos, otros han tenido hijos pero con defectos. Se conoci=F3 que el pesticida Nemag=F3n tambi=E9n ha producido c=E1ncer en= la piel a quienes lo utilizaron durante alg=FAn tiempo. De todas maneras no todos est=E1n de acuerdo con el pago. A las mujeres trabajadoras de las plantaciones bananeras que tambi=E9n han sufrido con los pesticidas, no se les pagar=E1 nada. Los abogados dicen que algo es algo y peor es nada. Las dos empresas han aceptado pagar 22 millones de d=F3lares. (Hn/LN/Po/Dh/mc) From ???@??? Fri Jun 20 09:41:15 1997 Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 10:09:38 -0700 (PDT) To: wps-forum@are.berkeley.edu From: Joanne Kick-Raack Subject: Free WPS publications Content-Length: 716 Lines: 24 Ohio State University Extension has extra stock of the Worker Protection Standard Handler Manuals, Worker Manuals, How-to-Comply Manuals (Bulletin 843) and the Safety Training Guide. Any state or organization that is interested in copies can contact our publication office listed below. Copies are free--the only charge is for shipping costs. Interested parties should contact: Ohio State University Extension Media Distribution 385 Kottman Hall 2021 Coffey Rd. Columbus, OH 43210-1044 (614) 292-1607 Ohio residents may contact their local County Extension Office. Joanne Kick-Raack Ohio State University 249 Howlett Hall 2001 Fyffe Ct. Columbus, OH 43210 Ph. 614-292-9085 FAX 614-292-3505 kick-raack.1@osu.edu