A story featured in a Broward County newspaper highlighted a revelation by one woman concerning common pesticides and herbicides used on grass in lawns, parks, and sports fields. It reported how a parks worker sprayed a play field with a thick round of herbicides while wearing a protective suit, goggles, and respirator to avoid.
Just as the worker finished spraying a large group of boys began using the field. When they emerged from play, they were covered head-to-toe with what they thought was water but was actually dangerous chemicals. The boys were scrubbed down by emergency crews to avoid further exposure and contracting any illness. This incident led a woman who had had a long history of multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) to launch a successful political campaign regarding the way Florida property owners go about treating their grass chemically.
The resulting action included harsh chemical company fines, increased herbicide and pesticide prices, and steep financial penalties for businesses and residents using chemicals improperly. It also created a state fervor over the awareness of human chemical sensitivity and related diseases. Read more from this blog: http://bit.ly/2rZjQ57
Just as the worker finished spraying a large group of boys began using the field. When they emerged from play, they were covered head-to-toe with what they thought was water but was actually dangerous chemicals. The boys were scrubbed down by emergency crews to avoid further exposure and contracting any illness. This incident led a woman who had had a long history of multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) to launch a successful political campaign regarding the way Florida property owners go about treating their grass chemically.
The resulting action included harsh chemical company fines, increased herbicide and pesticide prices, and steep financial penalties for businesses and residents using chemicals improperly. It also created a state fervor over the awareness of human chemical sensitivity and related diseases. Read more from this blog: http://bit.ly/2rZjQ57
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