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IS MY GOLF COURSE ORGANIC?


The pesticide chlorpyrifos, used on farms and golf courses, is riskier than previously suspected, says the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Farmworkers and ground staff are most at risk.

Chlorpyrifos was introduced in 1965. Some pesticides kill insects but are harmless to humans; chlorpyrifos is not among those. At high doses it can kill people, and it has. It can take up to 120 days to break down in soil. It can hurt birds and fish.

Does your golf course still use chlorpyrifos?

Golf Refugees are calling for the industry to introduce ‘organic’ certification for golf courses; where using synthetic fertilizers and pesticides classified as harmful to humans would be restricted or even banned.
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1 comment:

  1. THE GOLF REFUGEES WEBLOG8 January 2015 at 14:48

    We don't understand why the golf authorities didn't work with The Soil Association when creating their GEO certification for golf courses.

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