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Tough weeds demand tough treatments
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, WY - 5 hours ago… It doesn t sound like your soil has a problem. I would strongly advise against using the swimming pool chemicals in the soil. …

Bulletin Board for Broward County
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - 10 hours ago… Leftover paint, pesticides, used motor oil, lawn and pool chemicals, household cleaners, automobile batteries and more. Proof of residency required. …

City of Boston Recycling News
South Boston Online - Residents can bring up to 50 pounds of products labeled toxic, flammable, reactive, corrosive, or poisonous; such as paint, motor oil, pesticides, solvents, glues, bleach or ammonia-based cleaners, weed killers, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, tires

Prudish watchdog puts ad agencies on guard
Business Day South Africa - The ASA has deemed such images as sexist and demeaning in its recent ruling against pool chemicals company HTH. The company was forced to can a three-year-old television commercial that features a man cleaning his swimming pool, accompanied by four

Fiberglass pools can be installed quickly, maintained for less
Southern Illinoisan - Properly maintained fiberglass pools won’t need resurfacing, and cost savings for pool chemicals and electricity add up over time, Miller says. If a pool buyer wants a specific shape, a custom-built concrete pool is the best option. Fiberglass pools

Hits and Misses
Citizen Online - Monday, pouring stolen swimming pool chemicals around the grounds of Casey Park. Parents and guardians need to ask themselves a question: If the children seem to spend the morning and afternoon sleeping, what exactly are they up to when they go out

3-D Underwater Graphics Awarded Utility Patent For Proprietary
PRWeb - Technology to protect the posters from pool chemicals, UV rays and to maintain solid adherence is being perfected in conjunction with engineering at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (MMM). We are thrilled at the USPTO issuing the Utility Patent

Hazardous material collection set for July 14
Lansing State Journal - This might include oil-based paints, fluorescent light bulbs, flea collars and sprays, photographic chemicals, pool chemicals, heavy-duty cleaners, pesticides or fertilizers. These products can pose a health threat to anyone that is exposed to them

UPDATE: POOL CHEMICALS LEAKING FROM TRUCK PROMPT HAZMAT RESPONSE
KPIX-TV5 - A box truck that was leaking pool chemicals prompted a hazardous materials response in unincorporated Alameda County near Hayward this morning, according to Alameda County Fire Department Battalion Chief Jody Naas. The vehicle, which was leaking

Various resources available for pool maintenance
Pioneer Press - Almost all pool chemicals have specific manufacturer’s printed instructions or published pamphlets, which sometimes are updated with revised information. Without a firm industry standard, not all licensed service companies and pool service technicians

City of Boston Recycling News
South Boston Online - Residents can bring up to 50 pounds of products labeled toxic, flammable, reactive, corrosive, or poisonous; such as paint, motor oil, pesticides, solvents, glues, bleach or ammonia-based cleaners, weed killers, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, tires

Versatile recycled rugs made to resist sun, rain and mold
Charleston Post & Courier - Sure enough, the manufacturers all make the same claims: all-weather and resistant to mildew, mold, fading and pool chemicals. The rugs are made of polypropylene, a plastic product that, if it bears the recycled label, means it was made out of

Chemical Spill In Oceanside Backs Up Traffic On I-5
KFMB - Crews are mopping up a chemical spill on Interstate 5 that happened at about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in the North County. Three vehicles were involved in an accident heading out of Oceanside into Camp Pendleton. One of them overturned, spilling pool

Having a pool requires much maintenance perspective alan j. heavens
Times-Leader - Good advice: Never mix swimming-pool chemicals. When adding them to the pool, allow one to disappear before adding another. All forms of acids react dangerously with all forms of chlorine or bromine. Never mix chlorine compounds. Allowing even small

Funds tackle local issues
Daily Star - Municipal collection programs remove household cleaners, paint and related products, automobile-maintenance wastes, pesticides, batteries, and hobby and pool chemicals. The waste grants provide 50 percent of the costs associated with the household

Down the Drain: Closure of Old Town mill puts community pool at …
Bangor Daily News, ME - 17 hours ago… The city detailed every possible expense, from lifeguard salaries to pool chemicals to the cost of a phone line. The final tally was $261,296. …

Pool maintenance all in the numbers
Contra Costa Times, CA - 20 hours ago… Testing kits can range from $5 to $400, depending on pool size and what you’re testing for. Good advice: Never mix swimming pool chemicals. …

Community Briefs 7/7/2006
Ukiah Daily Journal, CA - 17 hours ago… Toxic items like paint, antifreeze, pesticides, herbicides, pool chemicals, gasoline, solvents, acids, bases, toxic cleaners, mercury, household batteries and …

Week in Loudoun
Loudoun Connection, VA - 13 hours ago… insecticides, pesticides, herbicides, gasoline or other fuels, hobby chemicals, such as special glues or photography chemicals, and swimming pool chemicals. …

Two Drop-off Days for HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE AND TIRES
South Boston Online - Residents can bring up to 50 pounds of products labeled toxic, flammable, reactive, corrosive, or poisonous; such as paint, motor oil, peticides, solvents, glues, bleach or ammonia based cleaners, weed killers, photo chemicals, pool chemicals, tires

Port Tobacco Watershed Assessments Are Underway
Washington Post - The county will accept at no cost several hazardous household items, including pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer, gasoline, motor oil, antifreeze, paint, cleaning supplies, pool chemicals, batteries and prescription drugs. Officials asked residents

Birds ‘N Brooks threatened by blaze at neighoring store
State Journal-Register - Firefighters were able to knock down the blaze before it reached any ammunition or pool chemicals, but had they arrived just a few minutes later, it could have been a different story, said deputy division chief Bob Reside, spokesman for the