THIS IS AN ARCHIVE OF LAKE TAHOE NEWS, WHICH WAS OPERATIONAL FROM 2009-2018. IT IS FREELY AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH. THE WEBSITE IS NO LONGER UPDATED WITH NEW ARTICLES.

Letter: Chemicals not the answer for TK weeds

Published: February 1, 2017  By: admin, In: Voices,  5 Comments
image_pdfimage_print

To the community,

There are several non-chemical methods available today, that used in combination for killing, removing and decaying the invasive weeds and their food source, will eliminate the weeds not just one time, but permanently.

There is no need to use chemicals that combined with the algae will create bacteria that has been proven to cause neurotoxins that cause Parkinson’s, Lou Gehrig’s disease, etc. The chemicals that are put in breakdown into other chemicals that never leave the lake, but worse, is the bacteria that is created in the water that we drink, swim and bathe in.

Cyanobacteria has also now been proven to go airborne. Our water supply systems do not clean for the chemicals that remain after the herbicide has broken down.

Support the use of a non-chemical methods that used in a systematic combination will be a model to the country and world on how to clean lakes without chemicals.

Elise Fett, Crystal Bay

image_pdfimage_print

About author

This article was written by admin

Comments

Comments (5)
  1. doubleblack says - Posted: February 2, 2017

    Please support your assertions with good science or retract. May I guess you are also against vaccines and fluoride.

  2. Robin Smith says - Posted: February 2, 2017

    DBLBLK…if you wish to ingest chemicals and vaccines go right ahead…
    the Lake belongs to more than one person not to mention all of the wildlife and should not be filled with chemicals and vaccines..

  3. don't give up says - Posted: February 2, 2017

    Robin, I hate to burst your bubble but you are nothing more than an extremely complicated chemical machine.
    Everything you ingest or breathe is a chemical.
    For instance, the millions of particles of pine pollen you breath in have more polysyllabic chemicals than Carter has pills.

  4. Robin Smith says - Posted: February 2, 2017

    DGUS…Chemical drips and electrical blips;)~

    P.S. U N0 what I mean

  5. Carl Ribaudo says - Posted: February 3, 2017

    Why not try it in a limited area and see how it works. Nothing else is working so let’s consider a change. This should have happened a decade ago.