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Safety & Our Environment PDF Print E-mail

Safety and our environmentLawnSavers Plant Health Care is always striving to be at the forefront of Healthy lawn & tree care methods and technology.

We spend a large amount of time and money every year dedicated to researching and testing any viable alternatives, and incorporate only those that pass high government and personal health & safety standards into our service menu.

Most importantly we strongly believe in education, for ourselves, our customers, and the general public.

We have tons of research documents that we have read and encourage you to take the time to do your own homework too.

We are currently in the process of scanning and uploading hundreds of documents to our site for you to search through.  In the meanwhile, if you have any specific questions, please give us a call- we'll be happy to provide you any information we have to help you make the right decision, one you can be comfortable with based on facts.

In addtion, please visit the following sites for more information:

Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment
Government of Canada Healthy Lawns Website
http://www.croplife.ca
http://www.ipm-ontario.com
http://www.fertile-minds.org
Misconceptions about the causes of cancer
Professional Land Care Network
Project Evergreen

Links to information on the safe use of Weed & Feed

1. Health Canada PACR news release:
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/english/highlights/20050221-e.html

2. PMRA Information Note:
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/english/highlights/in20050221-e.html

3. PMRA Questions and Answers:
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/english/consum/2,4-DFAQ-e.html

4. EPA Questions and Answers:
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/reregistration/24d/2_4d_ques_and_anws.htm

5. World Health Organization/Food & Agriculture Organization:
http://www.fao.org/ag/agp/agpp/pesticid/jmpr/Download/96_rep/Report1996.pdf

6. European Commission Re-Evaluation:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sfp/ph_ps/pro/eva/existing/list1_2-4-d_en.pdf

7. BC Ministry of Forests Review:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/publications/00014/5-Dost-24D.pdf

8. Washington State Environmental Review:
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/0010043.pdf

9. New Zealand Environmental Risk Management Authority:
http://www.24d.org/govtrev/New%20Zealand-phenoxy-report-2003.pdf

10. 2,4-D Task Force PACR News Release
http://www.24d.org/newsrelease/News%20release%2021-02-2005.pdf

11. US EPA Reregistration Decision (RED) document:
http://www.24d.org/newsrelease/News%20release%2021-02-2005.pdf