Re: safe lawns

**J* B* <j*@usol.com>**

I didn't write the figures down but my memory is that 80% of the  
fertilizer used on home landscapes goes into the water table and 98%  
of the insecticide used in home landscapes does not hit the target  
bug and goes into the soil.  You need to get confirmation on these  
figures.

Jeff Ball
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On Oct 7, 2007, at 4:30 PM, KTCopsey@aol.com wrote:

For those who were at the GWA meeting, there was a breakfast meeting
sponsored by Safe Lawns.  The guy mentioned two EPA statistics  
regarding %  of
fertilizer and pesticide that reached the target vs the groundwater   
system.  I
didn't take down the stats at breakfast, but the guy  said they were  
on the
webpage. I can't find them.  Did anyone note  them or know where to  
find them (ASAP)?
Thanks

Kate  Copsey
_www.katecopsey.com_ (http://www.katecopsey.com/)

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Gardening/Parenting and Education
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