Ontario’s lawns, gardens, school yards and parks are a lot healthier since the province’s cosmetic pesticides ban came into effect on Earth Day, April 22, 2009. The McGuinty government believes the use of pesticides to control weeds and insects for purely cosmetic reasons presents an unnecessary risk to our families and pets, especially when we can have healthier lawns
Good for your lawn, good for you – go pesticide freeAll Ontario residents will now be able to enjoy healthy lawns as the province now has a ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides. http://www.toronto.ca/health/pesticides/index.htm
New study queries pesticide safety levelsTue 05 Jun 12, 16:13pm AEST Anna Salleh Pesticides could be damaging river biodiversity at levels that have been traditionally regarded as environmentally safe by authorities, suggests a new study. Ecotoxciologist Dr Ben Kefford, of University of Technology, Sydney, and colleagues, report their findings online in Environmental