You'll find a lot of different opinions on this issue. I'm with you. If the
label has warnings or ingredients with many syllables (sp?), I don't use it! >Hey everyone-- > >There are definite downsides to being 17 years old, and one of them is that >I still live at home, with a bunch of rampant consumer polluters. Being the >opposite of that, I try to educate them on some of the atrocities they are >committing to their very own property (we live on several acres of >woods/fields). One crime against humanity is their liberal use of Round Up >and Crossbow. For some reason, they'd rather stare at a bare patch of >gravel instead of the various plants ("weeds") that tend to grow when nature >is left to its own devices. So, they spray and spray, and I get very upset >with them about this. We live on creek property, and have a trout pond. We >also drink well water. So, needless to say, I'm very aware of what is put >on the earth. > >Anyway, my parents claim that Round Up and Crossbow are harmless after a few >days, that they break down. Is there any merit to this claim? I simply >can't imagine it. > >Thanks for any information for a very frustrated teenager... >Ryan Lenz