More than 80% of urine samples drawn from children and adults in a US health study contained a weedkilling chemical linked to cancer, a finding scientists have called “disturbing” and “concerning”.
The report by a unit of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that out of 2,310 urine samples, taken from a group of Americans intended to be representative of the US population, 1,885 were laced with detectable traces of glyphosate. This is the active ingredient in herbicides sold around the world, including the widely used Roundup brand. Almost a third of the participants were children ranging from six to 18.
Academics and private researchers have been noting high levels of the herbicide glyphosate in analyses of human urine samples for years. But the CDC has only recently started examining the extent of human exposure to glyphosate in the US, and its work comes at a time of mounting concerns and controversy over how pesticides in food and water impact human and environmental health.
It hasn't been proven that the chemical are the cause of the cancer.
ReplyDeleteSuspicious cat wonders if there is a connection with "them" trying to get rid of pesticides at the same time "they" want us to eat bugs...........
So THAT'S why my lawn has little yellow circles all over???
ReplyDeleteLawn guy puts down some worthless, politically correct green stuff every other week. Told him not to waste his time and money. Hot water, dish soap, and vinegar kills weeds within hours.
ReplyDeleteGlyphosate is not a carcinogen. Look at the EU or US data. And, oh yeah- vinegar, dish soap? BS. But what the hell, it won't do any harm. Or good, but that's irrelevant. By all means, use the most expensive triple distilled organic sourced vinegar.
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