Facts We Should All Know
(and be concerned with)*

-Each year 67 million pounds of pesticides are applied to lawns.

-Suburban lawns and gardens receive far heavier pesticide applications per acre than most agricultural areas.

-Children are particularly vulnerable to pesticides, and the most likely to be exposed to lawn pesticides.  Children living in homes using pesticides (indoor or outdoor) are at higher risks for developing brain cancer, childhood leukemia, lymphoma and asthma.

-Pesticides are easily tracked indoors- an EPA study found 23 pesticides in dust and air inside homes.

-Lawn chemicals can harm pets.  Dog owners who use the herbicide 2,4,-D four or more times per season, double their dog's risk of developing lymphoma.

-Garden chemicals harm the environment.  The U.S. Geological Survey routinely finds every type of garden chemical - particularly weed killers - in the streams and rivers around urban centers.

*References Available Upon Request