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Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide used in agriculture for the control of weeds, shrubs, and grasses. One brand name it is sold as is Monsanto's Roundup.^[1] It is also used in genetically modified crops.^[2]^[3]

There are many studies indicating glyphosate is dangerous for animals, including humans.^[4]^[5]

References[change | change source]

↑ "Glyphosate". pmep.cce.cornell.edu.
↑ http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/mcp152v1^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Monsanto homepage". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
↑ ""Press release: IARC Monographs Volume 112: evaluation of five organophosphate insecticides and herbicides" (PDF). International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. March 20, 2015" (PDF).
↑ De Long, Nicole E; Holloway, Alison C (21 March 2017). "Early-life chemical exposures and risk of metabolic syndrome". Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. 10: 101–109. doi:10.2147/DMSO.S95296. PMC 5370400. PMID 28367067.

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[1] "Glyphosate". pmep.cce.cornell.edu.

[2] ttp://aob.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/mcp152v1^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Monsanto homepage". Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-08-09.

[4] ""Press release: IARC Monographs Volume 112: evaluation of five organophosphate insecticides and herbicides" (PDF). International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. March 20, 2015" (PDF).

[5] De Long, Nicole E; Holloway, Alison C (21 March 2017). "Early-life chemical exposures and risk of metabolic syndrome". Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. 10: 101–109. doi:10.2147/DMSO.S95296. PMC 5370400. PMID 28367067.

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