Pesticide Awareness Sub-Committee
The Pesticide Awareness Group is a subcommittee of the Lynnfield Conservation Commission. It was established several years ago and reports directly to the Conservation Commission and its Administrator. Chair Patty Fabbri and members work diligently to reduce Lynnfield’s use of pesticides.
Pesticide Awareness members are seeking additional volunteers to assist with educating the public and join in their quest to reduce pesticide use throughout Lynnfield. Please contact Conservation Administrator, Emilie Cademartori, at (781) 334-9495 or e-mail if you would like additional information or wish to volunteer.
Much research has been done on the negative effects of pesticide use to human health and our environmental resources. Below are relevant articles that can be downloaded for reader use. Following these articles are important links to browse for additional information.
Downloadable articles regarding pesticides' negative effects on human health:
- Fact Sheet: What are pesticides? (Mr. Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center)
- Pesticides: What You Need to Know (Natural Resources Defense Council)
- Out of Harm's Way - Preventing Toxic Threats to Child Development (Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility)
- Simple Steps to Protect Your Family from Toxins – Pesticides and Your Family (Mr. Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center)
- Lawn Pesticides – An Unacceptable Risk (Grassroots Environmental Education)
Downloadable articles regarding pesticides effects on our Environmental resources:
Below are several websites you may wish to browse for additional information:
- Toxics Use Reduction Institute of University of Massachusetts at Lowell
- Beyond Pesticides
- Grassroots Environmental is a nonprofit organization dedicated to researching and disseminating information about pesticides and other toxins and their impact on human health and the environment
- Pesticide Action Network: and go to “Resource Library”
- U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Soil Testing Laboratories