Controversy Over 2 4 5 T Spraying in Athens County
Dr Ahmad warns water contamination possible if spraying with 2 4 5 T and Silvex proceeds. Dow Chem compounds linked to dioxin risk. EPA bans home use, scientists urge suspension pending food chain checks. County debates Chemi Trol defoliants amid protests and safety concerns.
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Ahmad
Fred Whissel
Health
Division of Sanitation
Athens County
Joseph Burns
Brown
Dow
Chemi- Trol
Hann
Chemi-Trol
Robert E. Brown
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court Denies Motion in Athens County Drug Case
The Ohio Supreme Court refused jurisdiction in the 1972 Athens County drug case involving John Sycob and two co‑defendants. The ruling leaves Sycob to serve a $500 fine and 90 days in jail with 60 suspended, after appeals to the Fourth District were denied. The same sentence applied to Caroline Owens and Wayne Dean Owens.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Rock Riffle Rd
John Sycob
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Iyobb
Supreme Court
Athens County
California
Caroline Owens
Wayne Dean Owens
Ohio University
Herbicide Leaching Into Burns Water Supply Questioned
Burns and Dr. Ahmad dispute future leaching of herbicides into Burns water. Ahmad cites repeated detections of 2,4-D 2,4,5-T and 2,4,5-TP in fresh water uns removed by treatment. He notes accumulation in the food chain and body. EPA involvement referenced.
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Ahmad
Silvex
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Hazard of Water Contaminants Warns of Pesticide TCDD Risks
In a 1970 study the compounds are found in fresh water, prompting the FWPCAb and EPA to flag direct concern. 1968 findings show water treatment fails to remove them and pesticides store in human tissues with fatal exposures. Cumulative chlorinated hydrocarbons like benzene hexachloride have been banned. TCDD remains a cumulative danger.
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Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
EPA
EPA doubts on dioxin accumulation in humans and wildlife
The report cites Epstein and Wellford warning that TCDD could be cumulative in human tissue, risking food chain contamination even at parts per trillion. EPA warned Dow on December 21, 1971 that dioxin and 2 4 5-T may accumulate in body tissues, with Dow’s Euron Silvex label acknowledging possible harm to some organisms and occasional fish kills in aquatic use.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Epstein
Harrison Wellford
Center For Study of Responsive Law
EPA
G. L. Sparchu
Dow
U.S
Vietnam
Science
Epstein and Wellford
Epstein
Wellford
Silvex
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Moid A. Ahmad
Messenger
Dow Chemical Co
Chemi-Trol Co
Gibsonburg
Gerald Hann
Shaffer Heating
Main
Murray City
Robertson Heating Supply Co
O’bleness
Paul Hanson
Chauncey
Harry Barr
Athens
William Glenn Goldsberry
Donald Dunfee
Ralph Wheasley
Letha McAfee
New Marshfield
William Sanders
Millfield
James Gibson
Hamden
Kenneth
Joe Rife
Middleport
Jacqueline Boals
Logan
Timothy Pancake
Dixie Flowers
Nelsonville
Phillip Pedigo
Raymond Kestner
Jacksonville
Sadek Samaan
John Willison
James Webb
Carlos Reeves
Richard Dailey
Bill Gillogly
Jeffrey Atkinson
Jennifer
Marie Talbert
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