Thursday, October 29, 2009

Florida Golf Course Discontinues Use of Arsenic Weed Killer

Florida Golf Course Discontinues Use of Arsenic Weed Killer

"Concerns from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) about groundwater contamination in a golf course have temporarily halted the use of an herbicide by the Tampa Sports Authority. Recent soil and groundwater testing in Tampa has revealed higher than acceptable levels of arsenic that may be attributed to the use of the arsenical herbicide monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA) on the golf course, Rogers Park. "

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