The Settlement Agreement explains the details of the September 2009 spraying violation and the penalties imposed against the orchard. The violation was verified by NJDEP sampling results.
Compliance with many terms of the agreement are ignored by the orchard.
The NJDEP has not enforced the settlement agreement or the prohibition against pesticide drift even when informed of many repeated violations.
Compliance with many terms of the agreement are ignored by the orchard.
The NJDEP has not enforced the settlement agreement or the prohibition against pesticide drift even when informed of many repeated violations.
The NJDEP pesticide spraying Violation Report from 7/25/2013 immediately follows the Settlement Agreement.
Important points from this violation report:
The NJDEP twice states that the orchard is in compliance with the settlement agreement in disregard of the violations stated in their own report.
The NJDEP statements about short term exposure to pesticides and notification prior to spraying badly miss the mark. Almost no one is notified, and notification began in 2010 while the spraying began in the 1980s. Many studies have demonstrated that chronic exposure to low levels of pesticides are extremely harmful, and even a single low level exposure can harm a pregnancy.
- Spraying occurred from 5:30 am until 8:00 am during low humidity and possible temperature inversion
- Apples were treated with two 500 gallon tank loads of pesticides at 62.5 gallons per acre
- Sprayer states wind speeds under 3 mph but does not state wind direction
- NJDEP issued Notice of Violation for Record Keeping and Pesticide Drift
- TopsinM was detected 20 feet off the ground indicating potential for long distance drifting
- Wind speed label violation for Captan and Ethephon, "must be avoided under 2 mph"
- Wind speed label violation for TopsinM, "Do not apply when wind speed favors drift"
The NJDEP twice states that the orchard is in compliance with the settlement agreement in disregard of the violations stated in their own report.
The NJDEP statements about short term exposure to pesticides and notification prior to spraying badly miss the mark. Almost no one is notified, and notification began in 2010 while the spraying began in the 1980s. Many studies have demonstrated that chronic exposure to low levels of pesticides are extremely harmful, and even a single low level exposure can harm a pregnancy.
Read the study on ENDOSULFAN impact on maternal health on the risks page or at the link below.
This study shows negative affects occurring OVER 1 MILE FROM THE SITE OF APPLICATION.
ENDOSULFAN STUDY: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2022665
This study shows negative affects occurring OVER 1 MILE FROM THE SITE OF APPLICATION.
ENDOSULFAN STUDY: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2022665