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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Tobacco: It's Not Just For Your Lungs Anymore
“I used to get sicker than a dog, with fever, burning skin, and nausea, if I wasn’t real careful with the chemicals I sprayed on tobacco,” says Askins [an Appalachian tobacco farmer.] The chemicals may have affected the environment, as well.
“You don’t hear bullfrogs or toads anymore, because we’ve poisoned the streams and creeks with our chemicals,” he speculates.
He also describes the symptoms of nicotine poisoning from handling the ripe tobacco plant: sudden nausea, dizziness, and headaches.
For some adventurous Appalachian tobacco farmers, it's good-bye Marlboro Man, hello healthy food-shopper.
“You don’t hear bullfrogs or toads anymore, because we’ve poisoned the streams and creeks with our chemicals,” he speculates.
He also describes the symptoms of nicotine poisoning from handling the ripe tobacco plant: sudden nausea, dizziness, and headaches.
For some adventurous Appalachian tobacco farmers, it's good-bye Marlboro Man, hello healthy food-shopper.
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