TURF TIPS
Do you think you spend too much time, money and energy on your lawn?
Here are some reasons why it’s all worth it.
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Oxygen Production. 58 square meters of lawn provide enough oxygen for one person for an entire day.
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Temperature modification. One block of eight average houses, front lawns have the cooling effect of 70 tonnes of air conditioning.
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Allergy control. Turf controls dust, in addition to pollen from plants the can cause serious health problems for some individuals.
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Pollutant absorption. Turf grasses absorb gaseous pollutants such as carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, converting them to oxygen,
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Particulate entrapment. Turf grasses trap an estimates 12 million tons of dust, dirt released annually into the atmosphere.
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Fire retardation. Grass around buildings helps retard the spread of fire.
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Water quality. Reducing runoff, turf grass filters the water that helps to recharge groundwater supplies.