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Shit. I remember clearly spraying roundup out of a backpack sprayer on a calm day, when a stray gust of wind blew some of the spray back up and into my face. I
by tails4e 3y ago
Shit. I remember clearly spraying roundup out of a backpack sprayer on a calm day, when a stray gust of wind blew some of the spray back up and into my face. I often wonder if I inadvertently sealed my fate despite that level of exposure being so brief. It was about 5 years ago,so far so good.
- epups 3y agoYou will be absolutely fine, you really don't have to worry about it. It's very uncertain whether ingesting these chemicals is harmful, touching them briefly is just fine.
- bluGill 3y agoCourts are not judges of science. Roundup is well studied in science and the overwhelming majority find it is harmless to humans.
- lightedman 3y agoThe real concern is with the surfactants used with the glyphosate, not the glyphosate itself.
- wredue 3y agoMuch of the time, cancer risk with these chemicals is based of some level of exposure over time. It’s people using it all day every day that are at a high risk of cancer. One blow back in to the face probably won’t do much more than cause some irritation.