Roundup is sprayed in such a manner that it is entirely probable that it will come
into contact with skin, it does get inhaled. Humans and animals are very likely to
come into contact with sprayed plants as well and get transfer contact.
Neither sulfuric nor HF are sprayed in that manner, it is not directed to be used in
that manner.
The safety of products is tested not just for the majority of people, but the vast
majority and for children, who are often much more sensitive. And products must not
be safe only for occasional use, but must be safe for those who are using it all the
time. A reason many pesticides can only be used by people licensed to do so. Those
who's work is applying these pesticides are at the highest risk and why shouldnt they
be protected from high and cumulative toxic effects? The only way to assess risk of
toxicity is in animals who are given high and cumulative doses. There is very good
scientific reasons for the methodology. Past experience with toxins that have
slipped thru lesser testing methods has been a painful lesson to the science
community. DDT and thalidomide and DES and PCBs not to mention HRT and the long term
effect on women. The tests have to get more stringent, not less. But what is
sprayed and dumped into the environment has a much greater likely hood of getting
into the water supply, a much greater likely hood of persistence and poisoning for
generations compared to pills taken by some individuals. This is the poisoning of
earth just so a few companies can make some humongous short term profits.
Ingrid
(Siberian Husky) wrote:
Putting Roundup on our arms is not "used as directed" so Roundup is
not considered toxic at all according to Bill Oliver's insisting on
"used as directed" condition 
(That means sulfuric acid H2SO4 and hydrofluoric acid HF are pretty
safe if we use them "as directed")
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