Eco-Friendly Friday Tips Volume Eighty Four – Tiny Steps
March 5th’s Tip
Poison Prevention: March is National Poison Prevention Month! Every 13 seconds, U.S. Poison Control Centers receive a call about someone being exposed to a poison. Forty percent of those cases involve a child under three years of age. According to the American Association of Poison Centers, more than 50 percent of over two million exposure incidents each year involve children under six years of age. What’s more, poison center data reported over 70,000 calls made to poison centers with concerns about exposure to common household pesticides.
Take some small steps around your household to reduce the poison risk. Switch to natural and homemade cleaners and insect repellents. Take the outside of your home into consideration to – switch to natural and organic lawn care methods, especially if you have children or pets running around on your lawn. We don’t want those tiny barefoot steps absorbing all those chemicals!
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