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Turfgrass does more than just beautify your surroundings, it’s also very
beneficial for the environment. For instance...

AIR TEMPERATURE

Lawns have substantial cooling effect via evaporation.Turfgrass reduces temperature heat extremes by natural transpirational cooling. The front lawns of just 8 average houses have the cooling effect of about 70 tons of air conditioning. The average home-size central air unit has a 3 to 4 ton capacity.

AIR POLLUTION

Turfgrass absorbs gaseous pollutants (carbon dioxide and ozone) from the air and traps particulate matter (dust and dirt with organic chemicals) from the atmosphere.

GLOBAL WARMING

Grass helps in the absorbtion of harmful carbon dioxide gases, which are the main cause of global warming.

NOISE POLLUTION

Grass helps absorb sound, reducing noise pollution in some areas by 20 to 30 percent.

SOIL EROSION

Installation of turfgrass sod offers immediate superior stabilization of the installation site, thereby avoiding significant loss of a vital natural resource, our soil, by wind or water erosion.

WATER CONSERVATION

Turfgrass sod has a superior capability of trapping and holding rain water in place for ground water recharge and thereby reduces run-off and the need for more extensive flood control structures. It also enhances the moisture content of the root zone thus further reducing the need for irrigation.

SOIL ENRICHMENT

Turfgrass sod forms a very extensive fibrous root system that extends throughout the root zone in the soil. As they decay, micro-organisms form humus which was originally derived from atmospheric carbon dioxide, and thus improves soil productivity. New roots are continually developing, dying off, and decomposing.

ORGANIC CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION

The turfgrass-soil-microbiological ecosystem is one of the best in its capability to degrade synthetic organic chemical pollutants that it has trapped with surface run-off water from hard surfaces.

OXYGEN PRODUCTION

The process of photosynthesis in green plants releases oxygen into the atmosphere. About 2500 square feet of lawn will release sufficient oxygen to meet the needs of a family of four.

POLLEN REDUCTION

Mowed turfgrass helps control weeds and flowering of grasses that produce pollen, thus providing relief to allergy sufferers.

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