Canadian environmental sustainability indicators : household use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.: En4-144/6-2021E-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 sources of drinking water for some communities. Chemical pesticides are also toxic to many forms of life and can threaten beneficial species, such as bees that are important pollinators. The indicators report the percentage of households using chemical pesticides or fertilizers, among households with a lawn or garden only"--Page 5.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada, issuing body.
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]
Earlier edition Canadian environmental sustainability indicators :
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Indicateurs canadiens de durabilité de l'environnement : utilisation de pesticides et d'engrais chimiques par les ménages.
"Project code: EC21032."
Issued also in HTML format.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Gatineau QC : Environment and Climate Change Canada = Environnement et changement climatique Canada, October 2021.
©2021
Description 1 online resource (12 pages) : colour illustrations
ISBN 9780660405797
Catalogue number
  • En4-144/6-2021E-PDF
Subject terms Pesticides -- Application -- Canada -- Statistics.
Fertilizers -- Application -- Canada -- Statistics.
Environmental indicators -- Canada.
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