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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.org/2016/feb/03/glyphosate-most-heavily...

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

(Quantifable urine glyphosate levels detected in 99% of the French population, with higher values in men, in younger people, and in farmers)



The 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




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