The Facts
The desire for the perfect lawn is leading millions of homeowners to expose their children, pets and water supplies to toxic lawn care pesticides.
- Children are at Risk: Research links the pesticides used by TruGreen ChemLawn to nausea, vomiting, dizziness and headaches and chronic illnesses such as lymphoma, leukemia, bladder cancer, and learning disabilities. Children are especially vulnerable to toxic pesticides.
- Workers are Exposed: Pesticide applicators and the workers who launder their uniforms suffer the negative health effects of daily exposure to toxic pesticides.
- Pets are Vulnerable: Your pet has an increased risk of cancer when exposed to lawn pesticides.
- Our Environment is Being Poisoned: Pesticides can contaminate drinking water and can harm or kill birds, fish, and other beneficial wildlife.
TruGreen ChemLawn is the number one lawn care
provider in the United States, servicing more than 3.5 million households. While
any pesticide legally used in this country must be registered with the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this registration does not ensure
safety. The registration process is full of loopholes and does not
guarantee that the pesticides have been fully tested for environmental and human
health effects. In fact, an analysis of the products TruGreen ChemLawn offers on
their customer receipt shows that:
- 17 of 32 (53%) of TruGreen ChemLawn's pesticide products include ingredients
that are likely carcinogens, as defined by the EPA and the International Agency
for Research on Cancer.
- All 32 of TruGreen ChemLawn's pesticide products include ingredients that
pose threats to the environment, including: threats to water supplies, aquatic
organisms, and non-targeted insects.
- 13 of 32 (41%) of TruGreen ChemLawn's pesticide products include ingredients
that are banned or restricted in other countries.
