{"id":2966,"date":"2017-11-19T08:50:51","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T16:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/?p=2966"},"modified":"2022-09-01T22:25:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T05:25:22","slug":"chemical-pesticides-in-our-national-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puravidaaquatic.com\/wordpress\/chemical-pesticides-in-our-national-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemical pesticides in our national parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I saw a recent post on Facebook where  the poster cried that &#8220;they&#8221; continue to spray despite the safety concerns, and I responded:<\/p>\n<p>The problem with pesticides in America is there is no one who is not exposed.  There is substantial pesticide creep into our national parks.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/amp\/s\/amp.livescience.com\/38463-pesticides-frogs-california-national-parks.html\">www.google.com\/amp\/s\/amp.livescience.com\/38463-pesticides-frogs-california-national-parks.html<\/a><br \/>\nThe cigarette companies successfully fought anti-smoking regulations for years&#8211; even with the scientific and statistical ability to compare smokers with non-smokers.  The chemical pesticide industry doesn&#8217;t even have to defend against that kind of  scientific analysis.<br \/>\nThere is nowhere in the western world where you are not exposed to thousands of different chemical pesticides.<br \/>\nI have been advocating for a while for a pesticide free boundary around our national parks.  A 5-mile exclusion Zone say. Where the use of any pesticide or chemical designed to be biologically toxic would be prohibited. People concerned about all these toxins could move into those regions.  And additionally, it would generate a buffer around our most valuable resources our national parks.<br \/>\nBest to everyone<br \/>\nPuraVidaAquatic.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw a recent post on Facebook where the poster cried that &#8220;they&#8221; continue to spray despite the safety concerns, and I responded: The problem with pesticides in America is there is no one who is not exposed. 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