copy of the email i sent with above pics attached:
Mr. Bell,
So, I understand youre involved in the process and have some influence over the spraying of chemicals into our lakes and rivers in an effort to control the growth of various forms of vegetation.
As a constituent I want to make sure that you are considering “the greater good!” This isn’t about fishing(although I am an avid fisherman) or homeowners, this about safety and the poisoning of our water. MANY chemicals have been considered “safe” in the past and NOW we know better. Authorizing the release of poisonous/toxic chemicals into the waters is unacceptable! Round up, the weedkiller, was once considered safe and depending on who you ask you will get different answers but my point is this: if you wouldn’t drink it out of a glass, don’t put it in the water!
Is the vegetation that grows worth the risk of poisoning yourself, others, your grandchildren? Please find or review LONG TERM safety studies for human exposure to any of these chemicals, if you cant find or get the study then….should that chemical be released into the water?
I took the attached pictures of the trucks used by the company that was spraying on Lake Chickamauga this summer. Worked out that the air boat operator was at the dock and I asked him if the stuff was considered “safe” then why the labels on the trucks? He tried to say it was some DOT regulation, I asked if he saw those same placards on milk tankers. He couldn’t answer any of my questions about the safety and long term affects of the chemicals and this is the guy that’s spreading it in our water! That’s a BIG problem! They should be experts on what they are doing considering the number of people they are putting at risk with these chemicals.
I hope you’ve made it this far and are thinking about this from a SAFETY perspective, would you want to be associated with the mass poisoning of Tennessee residents?
Thanks
Rusty White
