http://www.gothamist.com/2007/04/29/city_bugs_out_o.php All comments for City Bugs Out of Pesticide Case en-us 2007 jen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:08:15 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jen@gothamist.com jen@gothamist.com 60 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/04/29/city_bugs_out_o.php#comment-1082135 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/04/29/city_bugs_out_o.php#comment-1082135 Comments Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:48:31 -0500 <p>Ur tax dollars at work !</p> http://www.gothamist.com/2007/04/29/city_bugs_out_o.php#comment-1081471 http://www.gothamist.com/2007/04/29/city_bugs_out_o.php#comment-1081471 Comments Sun, 29 Apr 2007 18:50:19 -0500 <p>Strange, dry reporting there. Could you tell us what "malathion" is supposed to do to us? Go on. You know you want to. OK here it is, from Wikipedia: "...malathion breaks down into malaoxon, which is 60 times more toxic than malathion. ...it can seriously and chronically poison the occupants living or working in this environmnent. Malathion present in untreated water is converted to malaoxon during the chlorination phase of water treatment, so malathion should not be used in waters that may be used as a source for drinking water, or any upstream waters. "In 1976, numerous malaria workers in Pakistan were poisoned by isomalathion, a common impurity in malathion, which is capable of inhibiting carboxyesterase enzymes in those exposed to it; the original toxicity evaluation for malathion had not anticipated isomalathion coexposure." Hmm. Sounds scary. Where did the city government spray it? Was it near water? Is it going to kill us? C'mon Gothamist. Hey! Who's writing these articles anyway? Is this is job interview?</p>