Re: [UC] Important info for Clark P. dogs - MSDS Info

[Glenn moyer]

Thanks Craig,   That is a good suggestion.  I hope you and the public review the literature on "lawn treatments."  These have been put on the park for several years and UCD has had many years to act in the public interest.   I tried to get information from Mr. Bryant in the past about the "worst offenders list" for trash tickets.  I also requested information from UCD in the past regarding the "quality of life committee in Clark Park"  Believe me Craig, UCD will not give any information to the public except through a legal challenge.     These lawn care products have been banned in many places.  I saw the suggestion that these claims of safety may be a violation of federal law.  The regulations to allow marketing do not require proper testing of these products.  One current worry is neurological effects in humans.  These products are not even required to test the various ingredients together! They may be toxic in very small amounts.    These treatment technicians are supposed to give their customers advance notice, as you saw in the complaints about the Trugreen company.  Those little placards are a ridiculous notice for a public park because they are designed for the sidewalk on private property.    It takes many of these chemicals 48 hours to dissipate in nature.  If you track them into your house without knowing they are on you, they can linger inside for years.   No one considered the difference between public parks and suburban homeowners.   The vast majority of our neighbors had no idea that they, their kids, and dogs were in contact with the wet chemicals over all of these years of treatments!!   We need immediate public disclosure of every single chemical which UCD has paid to have spread on Clark Park since UCD started this in 2002 or 03!   UCD has shown a complete disregard for the public's right to know about anything.  I doubt their incompetent staff has anything other than some of the marketing literature from Trugreen.  We have no idea if Trugreen works for UCD or for Moon. And they apparently don't know!   Remember this posted by Tony West:   "I talked with UCD Executive Director Matt Bergheiser, who in turn checked with his Director of Operations Dexter Bryant. Bryant told him what Moon Site Mgmt. laid down on the park is a granular organic fertilizer that contains no herbicides or pesticides. "We have always been very clear with Moon that we don't want anything like that used in the park," said Bergheiser."   On this issue they crossed the line!   Thanks again, Glenn -----Original Message----- From: craigso...@aol.com Sent: Oct 1, 2009 11:23 PM To: glen...@earthlink.net, univcity@list.purple.com Cc: dex...@ucityphila.org Subject: Re: [UC] Important info for Clark P. dogs - MSDS Info In a message dated 10/1/2009 8:14:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, glen...@earthlink.net writes: ... after going to Clark park when the unknown poison was dumped ... _________________________________________________________________________________     Glenn:   You seem to be sacrificing a fair -Right To Know issue for disruptive dramatics.   A simple request to inspect the MSDS sheets (material safety data sheets) of the products used in Clark Park would have been appropriate, effective, and very hard to deny.   The MSDS sheets should be furnished to UCD by the said contractor and made available for public inspection. A log of application of products is most likely maintained and also should be made available for public inspection.   A reasonable means of publicizing the grounds maintenance protocol can be developed. This could include a publicly accessible schedule of time and nature of chemicals applications. Should UCD also be contracting for the application of chemicals in other public spaces, perhaps they too could be included.   I appreciate you raising a concern about the chemicals issue. While you are concerned about the dogs, Kimm about the kids, I don't want them dusting the BBQ chicken and produce.   I am copying this email to Dexter Bryant for appropriate distribution within UCD and it contractors' organizations. For the sake of disclosure, I believe Dexter was part of the project management team for one of my contractors when I was at the Science Center.   I am confident UCD will research the issues you have raised and conduct their grounds maintenance in accordance with all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations.   Should you want to develop and present an organic alternative for grounds maintenance, I am confident many interested members of the community and users of Clark Park will give it a fair review.   Ciao,   Craig ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see .