If your local authority is not willing to consider alternatives then campaign for marker dye and adequate signage. After walking unaware through wet herbicide in a local reserve I suffered a severe skin reaction as it is a contact irritant. My local council was unwilling to discontinue herbicide use, but they now use marker dye and better signage. The dye results in less product being used, safer application as the operator can see the spray and allows the public to avoid sprayed areas.
I'm sorry I don't know. Our local authority uses a bright pink marker dye that is visible when wet and for the period between the spray drying and the foliage dying sonsprayed areas are clearly marked
I failed to find the study link in: "**Call to Action**: Want to know more? Click here to read the full study and arm yourself with the knowledge to make informed decisions."
If your local authority is not willing to consider alternatives then campaign for marker dye and adequate signage. After walking unaware through wet herbicide in a local reserve I suffered a severe skin reaction as it is a contact irritant. My local council was unwilling to discontinue herbicide use, but they now use marker dye and better signage. The dye results in less product being used, safer application as the operator can see the spray and allows the public to avoid sprayed areas.
With this work with aerial spraying?
I'm sorry I don't know. Our local authority uses a bright pink marker dye that is visible when wet and for the period between the spray drying and the foliage dying sonsprayed areas are clearly marked
I failed to find the study link in: "**Call to Action**: Want to know more? Click here to read the full study and arm yourself with the knowledge to make informed decisions."
Updated, thank you!! https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP11383
The study doesn't seem to be linked to the "Call to Action" line, James.
Updated, many thanks! https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP11383
Please Dr. Jack, will you amend that in your Substack post so that if we send the link to your substack they will now find the study link? Thank you.