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Banned Herbicides & Pesticides
[ paraquat]
On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 13:56:53 +0100, Martin Brown wrote: In message , anton writes Very nasty stuff. Only if you are daft enough to drink it. And enough people were... It seems like many cases of gardeners accidentally ingesting chemicals (not just paraquat) have occurred because the solution was put into a softdrink bottle or something similar -- and then the thirsty gardener takes a swig on a hot day! Ooopsie! It is fundamental to the safe use of chemicals of all sorts around the house that they *never* be mixed or stored, even for a few minutes, in any container that would ever contain food or drink. I would go so far as to say that this even applies to the stuff you wash the kitchen floor with. Don't depend on anyone remembering that the Coke bottle or the peanut butter jar has paraquat in it. Urglers! Don't let your household be the site of a tragedy! In *this* household, there is a special orange bucket for mixing herbicides and an orange watering can for applying the stuff, a further refinement that ensures that herbicide residues don't get into fertilizer solutions. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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