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And at one point glyphosate was less toxic as well.
by mattpallissard 2y ago
And at one point glyphosate was less toxic as well.
- ashoeafoot 2y agoReminds me of the arsenic seed covers they had in wartimes. Oh, wait that was the old good stuff, it was mercury. https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quecksilberbeizen https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quecksilberbeizen
- vixen99 2y agoSo the toxicity of glyphosate changes with time? That would be an interesting chemical property! I can see that there might be unusual presumably complex reasons as to how that might have occurred but what is your evidence?
- Qem 2y agoIs like when bisphenol A (BPA)[1] was found to be toxic in many studies, and manufacturers started advertising baby bottles and other childcare items as "BPA Free", while replacing it with bisphenol F (BPF)[2], chemically very similar and probably just as toxic, but less studied. Toxicity does not necessarily change with time, but our knowledge about it does. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_A [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_F https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphenol_F
- marcuskane2 2y agoI suspect the intended meaning of the comment you're responding to is that it was thought to be less toxic when it was first introduced, not that the actual toxicity has changed.
- Steven420 2y agoThey are saying that glyphosate was considered to be a less toxic pesticide