American Landscaping: Comparing the Impacts of Chemicals Versus Organics on Human Health and Soils
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American; Landscaping; Comparing; Impact of Chemicals; versus; Organics; Human Health; SoilAbstract
Landscaping of the soil takes on multiple forms and shapes throughout the
countries on earth, and since the beginning of society and the development of
architecture, many have tried to find the perfect design for their perfect lawn. There are
multiple people that try and take the earths shape into their own hands and mold their
own pieces of the land. Some have tried with the normal and dull, chemically infested,
green lawn concept. While others have gone out on a limb and introduced a new concept,
where less is more in a lawn. An idea of wild growth and multiple flowers/shrubs was
introduced. The lawn must be both visually and politically correct and pleasing; this
concept is hard to accomplish while having both goals fulfilled. But with the great pursuit
of this concept that green is better, comes the most devastating aspect, "chemicals." A
mass amount of chemicals have an unnatural effect on human behavior and human
health. With this ability to change the soil and add unnatural compounds, the knowledge
of what we are doing to the earth and to the soils must not be over looked. People must
tum their love affair with the lawn into a healthy and safe love affair.
Every year Americans spend more than 750 million dollars on grass seed, do-it
yourself lawn, and garden care (Scott, 2004). Making the lawn and landscaping industry
one of the highest grossing industries in America. And even though the great American
lawn, a coast to coast carpet of green, inspires six billion dollars in annual spending, the
lawn care companies are doing one and half billion dollars of business a year. The United
States applies between 50 and 80 million pounds of toxic chemicals in the process (Scott,
2004). This is why the purpose of this research paper is for Americans to take a further
investigation into more adequate landscaping techniques and practices, in order to
prevent further damage to soils, grasses, animals and most importantly, humans. These
results will be viewed through two very detailed and narrowed studies on how we can see
the changes that are being made to the earth.
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