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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Walsh, Michelle Byrne |
Title: | Heed advice, handle fertilizer with care |
Section: | Focus Other records with the "Focus" Section
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Source: | The Landscape Contractor. Vol. 36, No. 8, August 1995, p. 14-17. |
Publishing Information: | St. Charles, IL: Illinois Landscape Contractor's Association |
# of Pages: | 4 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Fertilizers; Chemical safety; Chemical exposure; Lawn turf; Fertilizer types; Synthetic organic fertilizers; Organic fertilizers; Comparisons; Toxicity; Chemical applicators; Health; Risk assessment; State legislation; Posting; Signs; Fertilizer-herbicide combinations
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Geographic Terms: | Illinois |
Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the importance of fertilizer application safety, stating that "contractors must take the proper safety precautions while handling and applying these products and they must follow the regulations of the Illinois Lawn Care Products Application and Notice Act governing fertilizer." Describes safety tips concerning the use of organic and synthetic fertilizers, such as wearing proper protection when applying the fertilizers and advising clients "not to come into contact with the fertilizer until it is completely dried on the lawn." Also discusses pre-notification of fertilizer application and proper posting of signs on the lawn. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Reprinted in Landscape & Irrigation, October 1995, p. 28-29 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Walsh, M. B. 1995. Heed advice, handle fertilizer with care. Midweset Landscaping. 36(8):p. 14-17. |
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