Tested Garden Products Contain High Levels of Chemicals

Garden hose

An environmental research group has found that 70% of 179 garden tools and products it has tested contained chemicals of “high concern,” including phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA). The study conducted by the Ecology Center, based in Ann Arbor, MI, tested 90 garden hoses, 53 gloves, 13 kneeling pads, and 23 garden tools currently available [...]