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Because SummerSet Products is concerned with our environment we will show articles we believe will be of interest to you. We also will tell you what trade shows we will be going to. (Beyond Pesticides, November 13, 2003) A recent widely circulated story by Boston's WCVB-TV has drawn attention to the potential of lawn pesticides to make pets sick. Although the story failed to mention specific chemicals (namely, 2,4-D discussed below), it did highlight a very real and commonly ignored hazard to children, dogs and other pets: The chemically treated lawn. Two Lawsuits Charge EPA With Failure to Protect Children from Pesticides On September 15, 2003, the Attorneys General from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to protect children from the risks of eating food containing excessive pesticide residues. Report Documents Safer Schools That Protect Children From Unnecessary Pesticide Exposure (Washington, DC - April 17, 2003) In a report released today, schools from across the country document a growing trend to adopt safer practices that dramatically reduce pesticides in the schools, providing children with a healthier learning environment, according to the authors. Northland Berry News • Spring 2003 Paul M. Otten, Editor You've read about various attempts that have been made to use vinegar (acetic acid), lime sulfur, and other natural products to control or reduce weeds.
Down with weeds
Summerset markets alternative to broad-use herbicides AURI AG INNOVATION NEWS • JAN-MAR 2003 BY DAN LEMKE Bloomington,Minn.—AllDown Green Chemistry Herbicide, an all-natural weed control product developed by Summerset Products, is ahead of its class.
Minnesota company develops natural herbicide March 22, 2002 By ANDREA JOHNSON, Valley Editor BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - Growers have a new product that doesn't use synthetic chemicals to kill weeds.
Pesticide
blamed for sexual mutation in frogs April
16, 2002 WASHINGTON
(AP) -- Male frogs exposed to even very low doses of a common weed killer can
develop multiple sex organs -- sometimes both male and female -- researchers in
California have discovered. "I
was very much surprised," at the impact of atrazine on developing frogs,
said Tyrone B. Hayes of the University of California at Berkeley. Atrazine is the most commonly used weed killer in North America, he said, and can be found in rainwater, snow runoff and ground water.
House passes phosphorus restrictions Apr 4, 2002 ST.
PAUL (AP) -- Phosphorus-containing fertilizers may be on their way out of
Minnesota.
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