Re: Agraquest potential class action tort

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Could you please explain a little more to me. I may want to
look into, and investigate this a little further.

On 8/10/05, Dave wrote:
> this might have been in the wrong forum from the beginning.
>
> On 8/10/05, Dave wrote:
>> In order to combat SBS, wouldn't you need to do research
with
>> the organisms that cause it? But then deny it.
>>
>>
>> AgraQuest is also targeting the control of mold and
bacteria
>> that cause sick building syndrome. This problem occurs
when
>> certain types of microorganisms infect buildings and cause
>> health problems including headaches, respiratory troubles,
>> nosebleeds and memory loss.
>>
>
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2002/01/07/dail
y9.html
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/10/05, Dave wrote:
>>> On 8/18/04, dave wrote:
>>>> (David, CA.)
>>>> Agraquest got me ill from exposure to pathogens and
>>>> allergens and set me out the door, layed off. I have
been
>>>> sick many years.
>>>>
>>>> I filed worker's comp. and now the company slanders me
by
>>>> saying I was fired. However, I received severance pay
of
>>>> one month and no dismissal letter. I never expected for
>>>> other scientist to do this to me. I thought workplace
>>>> safety was of the highest concern.
>>>>
>>>> I need to find an attorney and other former employees
to
>>>> file a class action lawsuit to prevent this from
happening
>>>> to other laboratory workers.
>>>
>>> still sick.
>>>
>>> What ever happened to the Toxic Substance Control Act
(TSCA);
>>> Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
>>> (BMBL); The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
and
>>> the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act?
>>>
>>> This stuff Serenade, Bacillus subtilis, was weighed up
in the
>>> hallway and a bathroom. There are NIOSH exposure limits
and
>>> this proteolytic enzyme is restricted to a Class 1
> containment
>>> at minimum.
>>>
>>> The company's own documents state:
>>>
>>> Serenade^TM WP was evaluated in a 4-hour, whole
>>> body, acute inhalation study in male and female
> Sprague-Dawley
>>> rats.The maximum concentration (MC) which could be
> aerosolized
>>> was 0.63 milligrams per liter (mg/L), which gave a median
>>> aerodynamic particle size of less than 0.4 . No
mortality was
>>> noted during the study. Some of the clinical
abnormalities
>>> noted in one or more animals were transient incidences of
>>> salvation, breathing abnormalities, decreased activity,
> wobbly
>>> gait, apparent hypothermia, hunched posture, decreased
>>> defecation, urine stain, decreased food consumption, and
dark
>>> material around the facial area. Bwt loss was noted for
three
>>> female rats (one during the 0-7 day interval, and two
during
>>> the 7-14 day interval). However, this was a slight bwt
loss
>>> and was not considered to be biologically significant.
>>>
>>>
>>
> http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/fung-nemat/aceticacid-
etridiazole/bacillus_subtilis/bt_petition.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Here are two 1969 articles about detergent enzymes:
>>>
>>> Flindt, M. H. L., "Pulmonary Disease Due to Inhalation of
>>> Derivatives of Bacillus subtilis Containing Proteolytic
>>> Enzyme." The Lancet, (1969), pp. 1177-1181.
>>>
>>> Pepys, J. et al., "Allergic Reactions of the Lungs to
Enzymes
>>> of Bacillus subtillis." The Lancet, (1969), pp. 1181-
1184.
>>>
>>>
>>> When is somebody going to do something about this illegal
>>> conduct?
>>>
>>> It does not make common sense to have a mucus membrane
>>> irritant and microbiology/pesticide/insecticide/fungicide
>>> research in the same room without telling your employees
> about
>>> the hazard.
>>>
>>> My medical bills add up to over $500,000. I get an IV
> every 28
>>> days. Surely, this is not normal.