Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : household use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.: En4-144/6-2017E-PDF

"Households use chemical pesticides and fertilizers to improve the look of their lawns and gardens. These chemicals can pollute lakes and rivers that may be drinking water sources for some communities. Chemical pesticides are also toxic to many forms of life and can threaten beneficial species, such as honeybees"--Household use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers indicator, p. 5.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Title Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : household use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
Variant title Household use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Later edition Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : October 2019
Earlier edition Canadian environmental sustainability indicators March 2016
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "October 2017."
Title from cover.
Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : utilisation de pesticides et d'engrais chimiques par les ménages.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Gatineau, QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada, 2017.
Description 13 p. : graphs
ISBN 978-0-660-09098-6
Catalogue number
  • En4-144/6-2017E-PDF
Subject terms Environmental protection
Pesticides
Fertilizers
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