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Weeds, pests and paws, without the harsh stuff.
Garden
When your hose wears out, choose one sold as drinking-water safe. Until then, let the water run a few seconds before kids drink or splash: in lab tests, water held in some vinyl hoses for two days picked up lead and BPA.
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Water Right polyurethane coil hose for patios, 50 ft, 3/8"
Vinyl garden hoseswap to Drinking-water-safe hoseGarden
Pop dandelions out, root and all, with no spray where kids and dogs play.
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Grampa's Weeder original stand-up weed puller, bamboo handle
Weed-killer sprayswap to Stand-up weederGarden
Just 3 ounces of metaldehyde slug bait is enough to poison a 30-lb dog.
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Garden Safe iron phosphate slug & snail bait, 2 lb
Slug & snail pelletsswap to Iron phosphate slug baitKids and pets spend time where garden products land, so these swaps start there. Studies have linked home herbicide use to childhood leukemia, and treated lawns to bladder cancer in Scottish Terriers; those are links, not proof of cause. Dogs are poisoned by metaldehyde slug bait more often than any other animal. Water left in some vinyl hoses picked up lead, BPA and phthalates in lab tests, and pressure-treated wood made before 2004 was often made with an arsenic preservative. The swaps are practical: a stand-up weeder that pulls roots with no spray, iron phosphate slug bait and a polyurethane hose sold as drinking-water safe.
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