Research Paper on:
Deaths of Long Island Lobsters

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Sound. It seems reasonable. With organic gardeners spouting benefits of the natural way of life, it seems incredible that the fields and waters are sprayed with a known toxin.  It began in the summer of 1999 when helicopters sprayed a befuddled public because there was no telling what would happen as the Encephalitis outbreak in the New York  metropolitan area ran its course. Would more die of the disease? Would the spraying of Malathion affect the health of the residents? Of course, New York was not the  only region dealing with the problem but due to the fact that the city is so large, the spraying of the mosquitoes in an attempt to prevent the virus from  spreading, had created controversy. People were dying of Encephalitis and it was presumed that the mosquito was at fault. Yet, the public was divided on whether or not spraying chemicals  to kill all of the mosquitoes and other insects would do more harm than good. The long term effects of such an effort are unknown. There were many different perspectives  on the matter. While health problems have not been shown despite accusations that it all caused cancer, a phenomena did occur to make the public think twice about spraying  again. Lobsters began dying in great numbers. Lobstermen in Connecticut first began to hear the rumors of lobster die offs, just west of where they lived, something that happened  in conjunction with the spraying (Santoro, 2000). In October of 1999, it was learned that close to the waters of the Long Island Sound, proof of those rumors  were found as a multitude of dead lobsters were caught; other lobsters were alive, but not kicking (2000). Some were just too weak and they died soon after they made