Prolonged exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of the weedkiller Roundup causes significant harm to keystonespeciesaccording to new research at theUniversity of Birmingham. A team in the University’s School of Biosciences used waterfleas, or Daphnia, to test the effects of prolonged expos...
A new study suggests that exposure to the controversial weedkiller Roundup just before birth may increase the risk of liver damage, due to iron overload. Brazilian researchers found that perinatal Roundup exposure can lead to an iron overload, which causes oxidative damage to the unborn child’s...
Bayer Backs Broadened Effort to Shield Popular Weedkiller From Claims It Failed to Warn of Cancer The global chemical maker Bayer is backing an expanded effort to shield itself from lawsuits alleging its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer Ass...
May 13:A California jury awarded one of the most significant Roundup lawsuit verdicts: $2.055 billion to a couple who sued Monsanto alleging its Roundup weed killer caused them to develop an aggressive form of cancer after decades of treating their properties with the glyphosate-based herbicide. ...
Dozens of countries around the world have banned the use of paraquat, a weed killer so toxic that ingesting a single sip can be deadly, according to The New York Times. In the United States, paraquat use isn’t just legal—it’s on the rise. The total amount of paraquat usage in the...
[41]: Sustainability 2018, 10, 950 7 of 20 • 11% herbicide use between 1996 and 2011; • In 2002, the use of glyphosates on GMO soybeans increased by 21%; • American farmers have increased the use of Roundup herbicide to 19 million pounds a year; • In 2011, farmers who ...