Clean Water, Clear Conscience

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What You Can Do
* Try organic lawn care; see "Detoxing Green Velvet"

* The chemicals 2,4-D, dicamba or atrazine are found in many conventional garden products, such as Ortho Weed B Gon's Weed Killer for Lawns, Scotts' Lawn Weed Control and Bonus S Weed and Feed 29-3-4, Surrender Tri-Cure, and Bonide Grass and Weed Killer.

* Talk to your neighbors about alternatives to chemical pest control; for tips, see Pesticide Action Network's Pesticides Database, www.birc.org, www.organiclandcare.net, and The Green Guide's Lawn Care Product Report.

* Read your water utility statement for a list of contaminants. For testing well water and filtration information, see "Three Simple Steps to Clean, Safe Drinking Water."

* Test your water for lead. See "Testing Our Home's Water for Lead."

* Purchase local produce, meat and poultry from small organic farms. For a list of farmer's markets in your area, see www.localharvest.org. See The Green Guide's Meat and Poultry and Eggs Product Reports.

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