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"Based on existing i
wn about the

"2,4-D is rapidly absorbed through the skin, lungs and
gastrointestinal tract and rapidly distributed to all tissues.
It is not metabolized in the body, but is excreted more
Slowly than endothall and diquat. This herbicide causes a
number of acute effects in humans. It has been found to
cause all four types of developmental toxicity in a number
of tests in several animal species. Tests of 2,4-D for
Carcinogenicity have been inadequate but have still. denon.
strated significant tumor increases and strong tumor-
Promoting ability. aA major breakdown product of 2,4-D

is alsoa S000 promoter of skin carcinogenesis,"

In a letter dated July 12, 1981
Mrs. June Butler, Dr. R. Environmental
Health C i : iti i i sociation,

expressing
n and oppos iti 2-4D to the
Okanagan Water Basin,

Dr. Woollard also states that this resolution applies tao land
as well as to water, and that “it seems ludicrous to him

to risk human health for the benefit of playgrounds free of
weeds and dandelions."

The B. C. Medical Associatio esolution,
May 1977, also states that. ; Society

In June 1980, the City Council of the Municipality of Surrey,
passed a resolution sent to the Provincial Government
requesting a ban on the use of 2-4D until further studies,

At the annual convention in July 1981 of Canadian Health Services,
delegates voted to ban 2-hp near fresh water used for drinking

purposes,
Dr. David Clarke, Chief Medical Director of the South Okanagan

Union Board of Health, has recently notified Mrs. Thelma MacAdam
that Vernon has banned 2-4D from school yards.