(a) precautions to be taken during mixing, loading, spraying, emptying, cleaning, servicing and transport operations in order to avoid contamination of the operator and the environment, in particular the soil and water bodies;

To show that the Canadian government, the Government of Ontario, and other credible organizations agree that DDT, hexachlorobenzene, and other pesticides are carcinogens and cause other terrible illnesses, we have the following: a description from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, a federal government agency, of the harmful effects of DDT and benzene, including the fact that they are carcinogens; an article quoting Johanne Gélinas, the federal environment commissioner, to the effect that pesticides have been linked to lung disease, reproductive problems, birth defects, cancers, developmental disorders, allergic reactions, lowered resis ...[+++]tance to diseases, and other illnesses; an article from Ontario showing that Worker's Compensation and the occupational health clinics for Ontario agree that benzene, to which we were exposed, is a known carcinogen; a position paper for the Canadian Associationof Physicians for the Environment indicating the biological effects of DDT exposure; a recent release from the Ontario College of Family Physicians indicating that pesticides are too harmful to use in any form and that exposure to pesticides causes brain cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, and leukemia, among many other acute illnesses; and a list from OHIP that indicates the 53 different diseases and disorders with which I have been diagnosed in a seven-year period from 1987 to 1994 (1540) Further, to indicate that the Canadian army exposed troops to DDT, benzene hexacholoride, and other pesticides, I have the following: a copy of four pages from the Canadian Military Handbook of Army Health, issued in 1950, indicating that Canadian soldiers and their clothing should be sprayed with DDT and benzene hexacholoride, clearly indicating exposure; a letter from Paul Marsden, archivist for the military section of the government archives division, stating that DDT was used as a pesticide on soldiers while serving in Korea; a letter fro ...

As regards risks for the environment, spray drift, leaching or run-off are diffuse sources of uncontrolled dissemination of PPPs into the environment leading to pollution of soil and water.

As regards risks for the environment, spray drift, leaching or run-off are diffuse sources of uncontrolled dissemination of PPPs into the environment leading to pollution of soil and water.

Pollution in the form of contaminated air and water, chemically and genetically altered foods, chemical fertilizers which alter the mineral balances of the soils, pesticides sprayed on crops and yards, artificial food additives, electronic radiation, et cetera, is causing much of the degenerative disease and biological mutation among life forms.

They reduce the threat to the seedling that could impact plant stand and yield, and because they replace foliar sprays they help to conserve resources such as water, soil nutrients, energy and labour, while substantially reducing the presence of the insecticides in the environment.