"Peter H" wrote in message le.rogers.com...
"silven" wrote in message
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My brother recently moved into a new house in the country and has noticed
his neighbor spraying something on his lawn. The chemical has left a
strong smell that still exists even after 10 days. It has rainned twice
during the 10 days. The chemical has killed some red bushes and alot of
the vegitation that is in a ditch near the house.

When my brother approach the neighbor and asked him what he was spraying
the guy basically brushed him off and said it was something that he would
have to get use. He also mentionned that it was a chemical that you could
buy in any story but would not give him the name and said that he threw
the
container away.


My brother is a little worried since he has a 9 month old little daughter.

You can still smell this stuff today from a distance of 200 feet.


Can anyone tell me if this normal? What should my brother do if it is not
normal?

Thanks for any info

I'm not sure what that chemical would be. To still be smelling it 10 days
later, after 2 rainfalls and at a distance of 200 ft. is unusual to say the
least. If I were your brother I'd make another attempt at asking the
neighbour what the product was and mention the young child.

It is not uncommon for homeowners to greatly overdo pesticide applications
with the attitude that if an ounce will do the job then 6 ounces will do it
even better.

Generally speaking it is the insecticides that have the most significant
odour and some of them are the most toxic as well.

You may want to suggest having your brother contact one of the lawn spraying
companies in the area and have them come out and try to identify the smell.
That would be a start at least.

Peter H



If this was applied to a lawn and killed bushes and vegetation in a
ditch, then it sounds like a broadleaf weed killer.

If you can't get it identified and it really smells that strong long
after application, I would call the local health department and have
them come and check it out.