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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the problem of spraying for the West Nile Virus in New York. The focus of the paper is in respect to the lobster die-offs prevalent on Long Island. Several explanations for the dying lobsters are explored. The paper supports the position that the spraying should stop. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: RT13_SA215lob.rtf
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Sound. It seems reasonable. With organic gardeners spouting benefits of the natural way of life, it seems incredible that the fields and waters are sprayed with a known toxin.
It began in the summer of 1999 when helicopters sprayed a befuddled public because there was no telling what would happen as the Encephalitis outbreak in the New York
metropolitan area ran its course. Would more die of the disease? Would the spraying of Malathion affect the health of the residents? Of course, New York was not the
only region dealing with the problem but due to the fact that the city is so large, the spraying of the mosquitoes in an attempt to prevent the virus from
spreading, had created controversy. People were dying of Encephalitis and it was presumed that the mosquito was at fault. Yet, the public was divided on whether or not spraying chemicals
to kill all of the mosquitoes and other insects would do more harm than good. The long term effects of such an effort are unknown. There were many different perspectives
on the matter. While health problems have not been shown despite accusations that it all caused cancer, a phenomena did occur to make the public think twice about spraying
again. Lobsters began dying in great numbers. Lobstermen in Connecticut first began to hear the rumors of lobster die offs, just west of where they lived, something that happened
in conjunction with the spraying (Santoro, 2000). In October of 1999, it was learned that close to the waters of the Long Island Sound, proof of those rumors
were found as a multitude of dead lobsters were caught; other lobsters were alive, but not kicking (2000). Some were just too weak and they died soon after they made
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