In areas where use is common, these vapors build up into an invisible, odorless, toxic smog that causes illness in people and pets during the entire growing season. It's misleading to call pesticides biodegradable. Ever increasing numbers of people throughout the US become sick or disabled for months at a time due to the growing use of lawn pesticides. The National Academy of Science estimates 1 out of 7 of us are significantly impaired by pesticides and other toxic chemicals. For some, the effects are more serious, they are life threatening.
Many victims are, themselves, former applicators.
A. Doctors receive little training in the hazards of pesticides. Many mistakenly believe pesticides are as carefully regulated as drugs. Except for industrial accidents, poisoning is rarely considered as a cause of illness. Tests to confirm it are expensive and rarely performed. Pesticides attack the central nervous system and other vital body centers.