Ban aerial spraying of chemicals

[smcgauvran (Sheila McGauvran)]

Cotton and other crops are sprayed with defoliant prior to harvesting. Many of these cotton fields are surrounded by residential areas or have roads running through them. People are unwittingly being exposed to chemicals that cause short term adverse health effects such as headache and eye irritation but long term effects such as cancer, lung problems, and neurological problems. The risk of drift and chemical trespass is greatly increased when applied from aircraft, manned or unmanned.Herbicides have been documented to drift up to 8 miles from a target area.