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Are rain gardens mini toxic cleanup sites? 

“If you’re concerned about water pollution, you’ve likely heard this message: The water that gushes off our roofs, driveways, streets, and landscaped yards is to blame for the bulk of the pollution.

“You probably also know about the most popular storm-water solutions, including rain gardens and other green infrastructure that soak up the filthy water, cleaning it before it reaches sensitive waterways that are home to salmon, frogs, and other wildlife.”

“But those two ideas taken together are making some people anxious. If storm water is the source of such devastating amounts of petroleum and heavy metals, won’t the rain garden in my front yard become a mini toxic waste site that could harm children and pets?”

“Rain gardens and similar environmentally friendly storm-water infrastructure are being embraced worldwide because they do their job so well. They sponge up polluted runoff, keeping the foul chemicals out of the places that are home to beloved wildlife and where people like to play and fish,”

“The worry is that these same, very efficient rain gardens that are cropping up in our parking strips and front yards are doing their job so well that they could become residential toxic sites. But in fact are they? Not according to the research that’s available. The bottom line is that the soil in rain gardens is safe for kids and pets.”

                         


                                   















 

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