Monsanto's Herbicide Linked To Groundwater Contamination

[BanzaiBonnie]

In a groundbreaking study published in the journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry last year, evidence surfaced that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the Monsanto's patented herbicide Roundup, is flowing freely into the groundwater in areas where it is being applied.1 The researchers found that 41% of the 140 groundwater samples taken from Catalonia Spain, had levels beyond the limit of quantification – indicating that, despite the manufacturer's claims, glyphosate herbicide does not break down rapidly in the environment, and is accumulating there in concerning quantities.

Keep in mind that glyphosate is considered by the EPA as a Class III toxic substance, fatal to an adult at 30 grams, and has been linked to over 20 adverse health effects in the peer-reviewed, biomedical literature.

This groundwater contamination study adds to another highly concerning finding from March, 2011, published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, where researchers found the chemical in 60-100% of all air and rain samples tested, indicating that glyphosate pollution and exposure is now omnipresent in the US. When simply breathing makes you susceptible to glyphosate exposure, we know we are dealing with a problem of unprecedented scale.



http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/gmo-farming-poisoning-worlds-drinking-water

[BlueToTheBone]

1. Why people use a deadly poison when vinegar works

like a charm is the results of good ads and gullible people.

[HopeHoops]

3. Vinegar and lemon (mixed) work just as well, but they do require direct sunlight.

The biggest problem with using natural acidics is that you have to compensate with lime to keep the soil pH in range.

[BlueToTheBone]

5. Thanks for the pH tip

I guess having to be smarter is a problem, so that's why Roundup is so popular.

[HopeHoops]

6. Roundup does NOT break down as they claim and it doesn't work any better than vinegar/lemon.

I've used it and still have some (bought it before I knew it was Monsanto). It still needs the sun to work, but it also damages plants in the vicinity. I get foam brushes from Michael's or AC Moore when they're on sale for $.10 each and use a paper bathroom cup (not Dixie) to paint the individual leaves of the nasties (with vinyl gloves on). Vinegar and lemon juice are cheaper and work great with a mister/sprayer from the dollar store. I won't knowingly purchase any Monsanto or Koch product in the future, but I will use up what I have in appropriate places. It is banned from anywhere within 20' of our gardens.

[Odin2005]

2. It's also associated with lowered IQs and ADHD.

[raouldukelives]

4. True but we get increasing mutual fund values in trade. nt

[L0oniX]

8. Fox is also associated with lowered IQs.

[L0oniX]

7. Another DDT.

[hughee99]

9. How long until Monsanto starts suing homeowners for having it's patented chemicals

in the homeowners groundwater?