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| Publication Type:
| Newsletter |
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| Author(s): | Blass, Sherry;
Conley, Len;
Crossmock, John |
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| Author Affiliation: | Exec. Secretary, Illinois Pesticide Manager's Association, Wheeling, IL; Regional agronomist, ChemLawn Services Corporation, St. Charles, IL; and Regional agronomist, ChemLawn Services Corporation, Hoffman Estates, IL. respectively. |
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| Title: | Responding to Pesticide Issues |
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| Source: | The Ballmark. Vol. 15, No. 2, Summer 1989, p. 6-15. |
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| Publishing Information: | Springfield, Illinois, Central Illinois Golf Course Superintendents Association |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Pesticide usage legislation; Pesticide safety; Lawn care industry; Local legislation
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| Abstract/Contents: | Looks at the growing controversy regarding the safety of the pesticides used in maintaining home lawns. Includes background information on: 1) Effect of DDT on wildlife, 2) Agent Orange controversy, 3) Environmental Protection Agency, 4) Clinical ecologist movement, and 5) Groundwater contamination. Discusses developing a coalition of turf industry professionals to promote the safety of the industry. Procedures for addressing communities regarding local pesticide regulation, media coordination, and the lawn care industry are given. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | From: 26th International GCSAA Turfgrass Conference. |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Blass, S., L. Conley, and J. Crossmock. 1989. Responding to Pesticide Issues. Ballmark. 15(2):p. 6-15. |
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