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Lawn Care Pesticides: EPA Needs to Assess State Notification Programs

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Sept. 25, 1991
Report No. RCED-91-208
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Summary:

Although no federal requirements exist, about half the states require lawn care companies to provide some kind of notification when applying pesticides to residential lawns. The main notification methods include direct notification of customers, direct notification of neighbors upon request, and the posting of warning signs on treated lawns. In addition, several states maintain lists of people whose health may be affected by pesticide use and who wish to be informed when pesticides are applied near their homes. Limited information is available on the effectiveness of such notification programs. Because the most successful features of these programs are unknown, EPA should assess state notification programs and provide this information to all states--thus helping those states interested in modifying existing programs or those states about to begin notification programs.

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