Many residents first connect the dots after they learn what they—or a family member—may have been around for years. In The Colony, typical scenarios can include:
- Lawn and weed control on residential lots: repeated seasonal applications, especially for weeds along fences, driveways, and landscaped edges.
- Neighborhood maintenance and shared landscaping: exposure risk can be higher when properties are treated on the same schedule and wind or overspray carries residue.
- Landscapers, grounds crews, and seasonal workers: people who apply herbicides or handle treated vegetation may be exposed through residue on gloves, clothing, equipment, or shoes.
- “Secondhand” exposure at home: residue brought indoors after yard work, equipment cleaning, or changing clothes.
In these situations, the legal question isn’t just whether glyphosate is involved—it’s whether the evidence shows how exposure occurred, when it occurred, and how long it likely continued.


