Old Golf Courses May Not Be So 'Green'; Redevelopment Raises Concerns From: The Washington Post | Date: March 1, 2007| Author: Miranda S Spivack - Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright 2007 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Aging golf courses can be a developer's dream. The large and largely treeless tracts with well-maintained, rolling lawns easily can be converted into acres of new homes, neighborhood parks and playing fields. Across Maryland, developers are building houses on some former golf courses and eyeing others for their similar potential.

But residents who live near the sites say they are worried that the lush fairways and greens pose hidden health dangers to workers building the developments ...