Weedkiller

Moonfruit

Interested in people's opinions
What is your opinion on weedkiller being sprayed around the water meter area by the operative. It just doesn't seem right to me given that some countries have banned many weedkillers from being used based on health concerns.
Quote from article:
Glyphosate is increasingly associated with health problems such as infertility, birth defects, damage to the nervous system, Parkinson’s disease and several forms of cancer. In addition to health risks for humans, the usage of chemical pesticides can also lead to loss of biodiversity and difficulties with purifying drinking water.

Surely there is a risk of contamination when just below the surface is the water for which my family drink.

I have asked him to not do this. But last week I met him driving his van up my road as I was returning home, wearing a protective mask. Days later the vegetation had all died.

I want to bring this forward but I am interested to find out what people think first.
#concerned

NinetyTwoTeam

it's a corrupt company what do you expect? they aren't environmentally sound in the least.

they don't need to spray these chemicals. but if they do they can keep operating costs up as they will have bills for the chemicals and the staff being made spray them - who probably have little to do otherwise. i wouldn't be surprised if their are IW connections with stakes in the chem companies they buy from either.

if they keep operating costs up they can keep pressure on the government to bring this charge in, which will happen.

Seth Brundle

There must be something in the water that youse two are drinking!

tabby aspreme

Do you collect your water from an open hole in the ground or does it come into your house in a sealed pipe

Moonfruit

Ha ha maybe Seth. I would like to ask him why he needs to wear a PROTECTIVE mask while he uses this chemical? Must be dangerous stuff I would think.

Moonfruit

tabby aspreme wrote: »

Do you collect your water from an open hole in the ground or does it come into your house in a sealed pipe

Fair enough you have a good point. But there has been numerous fails in the pipes and it just seems unnecessary

tabby aspreme

Not a fan of glyphosate or Monsanto but the amount Irish water use is miniscule in comparison with agriculture in general.

Sleeper12

Moonfruit wrote:

Fair enough you have a good point. But there has been numerous fails in the pipes and it just seems unnecessary

The water in the pipe is pressurised. If there is a leak the pressure will push the water out. It's impossible for weedkiller or anything else to get into the pressurised pipe

Moonfruit

tabby aspreme wrote: »

Not a fan of glyphosate or Monsanto but the amount Irish water use is miniscule in comparison with agriculture in general.

I would imagine so but it's just a shame that it gets sprayed on my mum's road side rockery/plants right beside Noddy the knome (where they have the meters located)
She wouldn't have known that it had been sprayed unless I had seen him. Otherwise there is always a chance she could have been out fixing up the plants after it had been sprayed. Slim chance but a chance non the less.

Moonfruit

Sleeper12 wrote: »

The water in the pipe is pressurised. If there is a leak the pressure will push the water out. It's impossible for weedkiller or anything else to get into the pressurised pipe

Thanks helps ease my mind a bit

prinzeugen

Moonfruit wrote: »

Ha ha maybe Seth. I would like to ask him why he needs to wear a PROTECTIVE mask while he uses this chemical? Must be dangerous stuff I would think.

A clear plastic face shield or a mask? If its getting into his face he is doing something seriously wrong.

The limits in water are tiny. In the UK for example, anymore than the equivalent of a single drop of concentrate in a Commonwealth sized swimming pool can be detected and would get the person that sprayed it a £25,000 fine or six months at HMP.

I would be more concerned about the vast amounts of fertiliser that gets washed into the water supply.