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Lawn care firms face health risk debate over pesticides
A ground swell of concern over lawn care pesticides sweeps communities from Oregon to Maryland as Waudconda Illinois enacts a year old ordinance requiring posted warnings before spraying. The industry contends local rules infringe commerce and that diluted chemicals are safer than common everyday substances. Experts express mixed views while homeowners plan spring treatments and scouts announce summer programs in nearby counties.
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Wauconda, Ill
Euogene
Ore
Dairyland
Wis
Montgomery County
Chicago
Chem Lawn and
Lawn Doctor
Samuel Epstein
Wauconda
David Dietz
Pesticide Public Policy Foundation
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Epstein
University of Ilinois Medical Center
June Larson
Kathleen
Edward Calabrese
University of Massachusetts
Mary O’brien
Northwest Coaliion
Eugene