Glyphosate - A Herbicide

In light of a recent article posted on RT.com concerning the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to allow increased levels of Glyphosphate, an herbicide, to be used in crops in the United States (as seen below), I was compelled to post the following research information for your perusal:

News Article


Another Win for Monsanto:  US Raises Allowable Levels of Company’s Pesticides in Crops
(RT.com, July 24, 2013)
http://rt.com/usa/monsanto-glyphosate-roundup-epa-483/

Selected Research

Toxic Effects of Glyphosate on the Nervous System:  A Systematic Review (COSTAS-FERREIRA et al., 2022)

Fate and Transport of Glyphosphate and Aminomethylphosphonic Acid in Surface Waters of Agricultural Basins (COUPE et al., 2012)
http://www.reduas.fcm.unc.edu.ar/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2012/07/glifo-en-agua-USA-enero-2012.pdf

 The Geochemistry of Pesticides (BARBASH, 2005)   
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=organic%20geochemistry%20of%20pesticides&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CD0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwater.usgs.gov%2Fnawqa%2Fpnsp%2Fpubs%2Ffiles%2FGeochemistry_of_Pesticides-Barbash_2007c.pdf&ei=bD3xUfq0O5GYigKZhID4Cg&usg=AFQjCNGCpQ-XHtkr1aYBwgzKKrjxlxgH9A&bvm=bv.49784469,d.cGE
N. B.:  Also found in the ELSEVIER’s Treatise of Geochemistry, 2007; Volume 9 - Environmental Geochemistry; pages 1 – 43.

Glyphosphate, Other Herbicides, and Transformation Products in Midwestern Streams, 2002 (BATTAGLIN et al., 2005)
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1608&context=usgsstaffpub


(Original blog post date:  July 25, 2013)

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