quagga mussel may be benign but to rid these pests could kill us

The arrival of the quagga mussel which has been found thorough most of the Colorado River system into the “metro” Phoenix water system should not be viewed as a surprise.

What I find laughable is the Arizona Republic article referenced above which notes … pests (quagga) aren’t health risk … most likely is quite valid.

But guess what…? The methods “we” choose to permit utilities and water purveyor to utilize are health risks. To rid the pumping, treatment, filtration and water delivery systems of this “pest” these folks wash down portions of their system with CHLORINE and are now looking at utilizing a specific microbial toxin that would target quagga with a product know as a BIOPESTICIDE. Are “we” really being asked to believe that both of these products – chlorine and biopesticide are benign and probably good for human kind…?

The carcinogenic affects of chlorine have been clearly delineated and established for years. The fact there is to my knowledge absolutely no testing of this new biopesticide on any aspect of human health makes it highly suspect.

So while the quagga mussel itself may not be harmful to human kind the methods we choose to employ to rid ourselves of this pest … might kill us … but according to our political leadership we do not have any unresolved human health issues relating to water in Arizona …?


… People should never be afraid of their government, government should always be afraid of the people …