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Vinegar as weedkiller
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Martin wrote: On Sun, 13 May 2012 09:49:32 -0400, "Don Phillipson" wrote: Conditions are obviously different in Ontario, Canada, where (1) The growing season is only 8 or 9 months per year, (2) Glyphosate has been removed from the retail market, but household vinegar (5% acetic acid) is an effective weed killer on our gravel driveway. The Dutch were in the process of banning the use of Glyphosate by private users. The legislation was delayed because the definition of private user was inadequate. In the meant time the coalition collapsed. It is odd legislation because if anybody is in contact with enough Glyphosate to cause health problems it is more likely to be commercial users. That happened with benomyl, which is teratogenic, with tragic results to a few young women who worked in the humid tunnels used commercially, which used the stuff excessively. So the UK banned it for private use only, while keeping the reason secret. I assert that, as a 64 year old male, I am unlikely to give birth and therefore am not at risk. No matter - I am protected, but the young women who were tragically affected are not. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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