Is your garden leaded?

Article Abstract:

House paint containing lead was outlawed in 1987, but ground near these houses can be contaminated with lead. Soil can be tested and conditioned to reduce the hazard. Fruiting crops, such as tomatoes, contain less lead than roots and greens when grown in the same soil.

Lead, Soil pollution, Soils

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EPA takes an OG kinda turn

Article Abstract:

The EPA has altered its warnings about pesticide use, stating to consumers that even the use of legal pesticides may cause health and environmental problems. The agency is also working to make it easier to purchase less toxic products.

Laws, regulations and rules, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides

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Vitamins for your plants?

Article Abstract:

Entomologist Dale Norris is conducting a study on how small amounts of vitamins C and E can benefit plant stress systems. These antioxidants appear to protect the plasma membranes surrounding plant cells by counteracting free radicals.

Research, Environmental aspects, Vitamins, Organic gardening

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