Ontario Home Care Association

The use of herbicides in the lawn care has increased last year. Advertising accounted for herbicide as a magician who could provide a pleasant environment in a very short time, to satisfy our desire. This chemical is used to spray weeds and useless plants, but many people abuse it, and causes many problems. These problems can usually be found around us. The pollution in our waters, and other effects on human health. Therefore, we have a responsibility to prevent the use of herbicides and protect our lives and the environment we live

Herbicide contains two specific ingredients: glyphosate and 2,4 D. These chemicals are commonly used in farms, parks and golf courses. Farmers and gardeners use chemicals to kill weeds, but they do not realize that the chemicals do not remain on the plants. Herbicides are entering the water, rivers and, subsequently, in the rain. It could kill fish, beavers, frogs and birds.
I found that some research has shown that herbicides are toxic to the environment. John Struger, a scientist at the Canadian Centre for Inland Waters, analyzed urban streams and detected nine types of herbicides. Tyrone Hayes, an endocrinologist Development at the University of California at Berkeley, said that the overuse of the herbicide is directly perform male tadpoles in the laboratory. He tested the level used in the environment, and found that the chemical removal of the testes of male tadpoles, and prevented from fully formed male characteristics. He concluded that exposure to herbicides turns tadpoles into hermaphrodites (creatures with both male and female sexual characteristics). If there is no more male frogs, frog populations will decrease, and no frogs to eat, bug populations will increase.

Indeed, the herbicides are not only harmful to our environment, but also slowly poisoning of children and adults. Children are at high risk of infection because their immune system is very low. A U.S. National Cancer Institute survey found that children with leukemia and asthma are six times more likely to come from homes where herbicides were used. Children are most at risk of developing problems because they play on lawns, and herbicides can penetrate through the skin. And according to Dr. Kelly Martin, 20% of people arriving in emergency rooms of hospitals to exposure to toxic herbicides are children who crawled on the lawn after being sprayed safely. The Ontario College of Family Physicians, the Canadian Public Health Association and the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada said that herbicides affect the neurological development of children, reproduction, growth and functioning of the immune and endocrine systems. In addition, Canadians use about four million kilograms of herbicides every year. Adults have a stronger immune system, but are also affected by the spraying of chemicals, with symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, eye irritation, headaches and diarrhea.

Now scientist had studied organic herbicides, organic product is vinegar. Vinegar does excellent work to kill weeds without harming plants, animals and humans. The acidic nature of vinegar (4 percent acetic acid) is what makes it ideal a biological herbicide. It is perfectly well on the farm and garden. Everything you need to do is make a single application of a liter of vinegar using a standard sprayer. It is an inexpensive alternative to protect both human health and the environment. You can find anywhere, like vinegar Superstore, Safeway and Wal-Mart.
The information reported by Islam Rafiq soil and water specialist with the centers of the State of Ohio South.

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