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Many consider glyphosate as the most heavily used weed-killer in history. If 'internal documents show concern', what should we conclude? https://theecologist.o
by vixen99 4y ago
Many consider glyphosate as the most heavily used weed-killer in history. If 'internal documents show concern', what should we conclude?
https://theecologist.org/2016/feb/03/glyphosate-most-heavily-used-weedkiller-history https://theecologist.org/2016/feb/03/glyphosate-most-heavily...
https://www.greens-efa.eu/legacy/fileadmin/dam/Documents/Studies/Environment_health/EUMP-results.pdf https://www.greens-efa.eu/legacy/fileadmin/dam/Documents/Stu...
(All members of the EU Parliament from 13 countries, excrete glyphophosphate in their urine).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18110-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18110-0
(Quantifable urine glyphosate levels detected in 99% of the French
population, with higher values in men, in younger people,
and in farmers)
- chasil 4y agoThe wiki summary says two important things. Glyphosate is the "penicillin of agriculture," a foundational discovery that has revolutionized the industry. Glyphosate alone has not been found to be a strong carcinogen in scientific studies, but testing with the surfactants, adjuvents, and other additives with which it is normally used may increase the carcinogenicity. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate
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