A.19 Pesticides, the Sound and You
Water runs downhill. The question of pesticide impact on our Sound is a big one. This session simplifies it by limiting discussion to common lawn and garden care chemicals and insecticides you can buy at the hardware store. Frank will review some elementary principles of toxicology and environmental behavior that are fundamental to understanding what happens after you spray your lawn or treat your roof. A lot of this is material that you know, but don't realize that you know. There will be a little sermon on using sources of information, both those that are reliable and those that are unreliable, a bit of mythology and a list of web sites you can depend on. Frank Dost
 Frank Dost
Frank Dost, DVM, Fellow, Academy of Toxicological Sciences, Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Chemistry and Forest Toxicology, and Extension Toxicologist, Oregon State University. Five years of clinical veterinary medical practice was followed by six years of teaching and research in veterinary physiology and pharmacology at Kansas State and Washington State Universities. From 1980 until his retirement in 1991, he was Extension Toxicologist at OSU, working on pesticide questions and problems. After formal retirement Frank held adjunct appointments at the University of Washington and University of British Columbia. He continues to deal with health and environmental issues associated with use of pesticides in reforestation and right-of-way maintenance.