This is very important!

If you haven’t already seen it, please read this article regarding the new analysis of the particulate microcapsules in Checkmate which shows that CDFA has made an egregious mistake in their calculations.

From the article:

“They based their computations on particle volume, not number of particles, which is simply incorrect,” said Haferman.

“We find the average particle size to be about 17 microns with significant numbers of much smaller particles,” Knepp said.

“Our analysis shows that the small particle sizes from the Checkmate spray can cause significant health issues, and the CDFA needs to seriously re-examine their findings.”

For the sake of relief, you are hereby permitted to laugh at A.G. Kawamura imploring us all to base our judgments on sound science, when his department can’t seem to get a handle on basic math.

I guess this goes in the ‘what else is A.G. Kawamura confused about’ file.

Nervous laughter aside, Knepp and Haferman’s finding only further support the cause of the severe respiratory damage that was done to the poor people of Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. We know that people inhaled the plastic spheres. We know it impaired their lungs. It would appear that the spheres permanently damaged the lungs of baby Jack Wilcox who is now being kept breathing with potent corticosteroids. We know this, but Joan Denton of OEHHA can’t figure it out.

I want to take this moment to vigorously applaud Knepp and Haferman for stepping forward to bring this terrible error to light. They have acted with integrity and deserve our thanks.

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