In article 1778cfc401ab2228e3c6b79adc294fc1@TeraNews,
(Malcolm) wrote:

Glyphosate, Part 1: Toxicology.
By Caroline Cox.
Journal of Pesticide Reform
Volume 15, Number 3, Fall 1995.
Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, Eugene, OR.

Introduction

Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide widely used to kill unwanted
plants both in agriculture and in nonagricultural landscapes.
Estimated use in the U.S. is between 19 and 26 million pounds per
year.

Most glyphosate-containing products are either made or used with a
surfactant, chemicals that help glyphosate to penetrate plant cells.
More or less right so far.

Glyphosate-containing products are acutely toxic to animals, including
humans.
Wrong.

"Because the shikimic acid pathway does not exist in animals, the acute
toxicity of glyphosate is very low. "

"The direct toxicity of glyphosate to mammals and birds is low. "

Quotes from those well known agrichemical barons, Greenpeace.
http://archive.greenpeace.org/~usa/r...sity/glyp.html

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Paul