All I can find, is that they were banned in California, because of their demonstratable bioaccumulation in mammals - humans included. Based on animal studies, these chemicals have been implicated in causing thyroid problems and neuological damage. In fact, only a single dose of Pecta substantially brain damaged fetal mice in the test group.So are these two chemicals banned in the US, or not? And if so, when were they banned?I have a 2007 Ford Ranger truck, purchased in January 2007. Pecta and Octa were used in vehicle interiors, and have been discovered as contaminants in the dust inside cars, as well as in the stagnant interior air one first breathes in after a car's been sitting in the sun. Are they in my truck? Moreover, my father (see: idiot) while riding passenger in my truck, once, took his hand and swept it across the dash, deliberately disbursing a whooole lotta dust up off of it and into the air that I had no choice but to subsequently inhale. Could this be bad for me?
Yeah, it's funny you gave all the wrong examples, all the things were made or could be made *after* these laws were passed. And of course, we became a superpower simultaneously with big unions, government wage and price controls, 92.5% top tax rate and so on. And countries like Japan may have smaller wages but they have even better health and safety standards. Same with Germany. It shows you can be an industrial leader with all these things. As we were at one time. I think the problem is if one firm enacts health regulations, then he is at a disadvantage. But if everyone is made to do it, then all firms can implement the regulations and everyone is better off. And, I think what is most important is that if all firms treat their workers well, then everyone in the long run benefits from happier employers. But then, if you trade with countries that don't have these laws, then you can lose your manufacturing jobs.
You can try putting up flashing streamers that you can make yourself from stakes, tine and strips of aluminum foil. I've tried that in the past with limited results. Some people say putting rubber snakes in the plants will help and of course you can buy of kinds of scare balloons that look like owls or birds of prey. The only foolproof method is netting which is much simpler on bushes than trees.
