Pesticide Protest: Soccer Moms Play It Safe, Keep Kids Off Fields Over Chemical Concerns

Pesticide Protest: Soccer Moms Play It Safe, Keep Kids Off Fields Over Chemical Concerns
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/12/pesticides-soccer-playing-fields-parents-concerns_n_1961284.html

"Cedar McGourty-Batchelor won't be playing soccer this Saturday. Neither will his first-grade teammates from Riverview Elementary School -- nor, for that matter, any other kids in Durango, Colo.
Concerns from local soccer moms and dads who learned a synthetic weed killer containing at least two possible carcinogens would be applied to fields one day before their children would be running, kicking and most likely rolling around on the grass, pushed the city to postpone all youth soccer games scheduled for Saturday.
"I believe these chemicals are harmful, and it's best for my son not to be exposed to them," said Sheryl McGourty, Cedar's mom, who wrote to Durango Parks and Recreation with her concerns."