In the Des Moines metro, many exposure stories don’t look like a single dramatic event—they’re tied to everyday routines:
- Suburban lawn and driveway maintenance (spraying around homes, decks, sidewalks, and detached garages)
- HOA and neighborhood landscaping where application dates aren’t always tracked
- Residential property turnover where product containers are discarded before anyone connects the dots
- Construction, groundskeeping, and industrial maintenance roles where weed control is scheduled seasonally
- Farming and agricultural work across nearby areas, where herbicides may be handled as part of broader chemical routines
When exposure is spread across seasons or locations, the biggest challenge is reconstructing a timeline that makes sense to medical professionals and decision-makers. We focus on turning scattered details into a coherent record.


