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Originally Posted by Joecooool
I attend the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America conference every year as a vendor. That profession has one of the highest rate of cancer of any profession due to the herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, and fertilizers they are exposed to every day. It's so prevalent, that a significant amount of the training they go through at these conferences includes dealing with cancer insurance claims.
It's not a stretch to assume that some of these airborne chemicals can also impact the residents who live next to a golf course. The guys spraying this stuff are wearing gloves, respirators, and long sleeves. That stuff then drifts into your yard where you have none of those protections. If I had a home on the course, I would NEVER leave my windows open, and I would only enjoy the outdoors well after the chemicals had been applied and the grass had been mowed.
Europe bans most pesticides and insecticides because of these reasons. There are alternatives that can keep the course in top shape and reduce the known health risks. But they are expensive and would require regulations to force compliance.
Here is one of thousands of articles on the subject - Pesticide Dangers at Golf Courses Much Higher in the U.S. than Europe, Study Finds - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog |
It’s all pretty much the same stuff that Deans, Massey, Florida Pest Control, LeeCo, Fertigator, and all the other lawn care and pest control companies apply at our Villages homes. How many Villager’s dogs have died of cancer? All that stuff leaches into the aquifers. My wife and I only drink and cook with bottled water at our Villages home. Anyone who would eat anything caught out of a body of water in the greater Villages area has a death wish. I can’t believe the people who drop their cigars on the greens when putting and then pick them up and put them into their mouths? It is what it is, do the best you can to not let any of the toxic stuff enter your body.