All Departments' Pesticide Use
Home Background Pesticides Current Projects & Committees Environmental Hazards in Schools Press and News Releases Recipes for Safer Cleaning Recommended Businesses Environmental Topics Related Websites Donations Jobs Available Advisory Board	All Departments' Pesticide Use Total Pesticide Applied by all County Staff Combined*: In Landscapes for Weeds by Dept of General Services Along Roadsides, in and around Flood Control Channels, Airports, and Vacant Lots for Weeds by Dept of Public Works Open Space, both Public and Private Properties for Invasive Weeds and Ground Squirrels by Dept of Agriculture. *Does not include insect and rodent control by Contractor, Orkin Does not include termite and rodent control by Contractor, Terminix Does not include turf and ball field weed control by TruGreen ChemLawn Please note that PfSE has been working to obtain contractors' use data for General Services Dept: Tru Green Chem Lawn (so far each service applies bad actor pesticides on all County Turf), Terminix (termites only), and Orkin (ants/roaches/rodents). Once the data is complete, specific locations of these applications will be available by address for fiscal year '04-'05 applications. Also, the toxicity of each pesticide product and quantity used will be profiled. Please look for for the complete evaluation for General Services Dept in July. Back
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