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Round Up
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 11:55 am
by Welsh Girls Allotment
#13 New Evidence Establishes Dangers of Roundup
Sources:
Third World Resurgence, No. 176, April 2005
Title: “New Evidence of Dangers of Roundup Weedkillerâ€
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:55 pm
by Wombat
Wow!
not good
Thanks WGA!
Nev
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 12:01 am
by ohareward
I have just e-mailed a copy of that to our local paper.
Robin
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 12:33 am
by Wombat
That should stir them up!
Nev
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:12 am
by Mare Owner
The commercials say that it breaks down fast, so is not a danger. Is this not true then? The crops that tolerate Roundup, like corn here in the USA, take up the chemical and retain it, it doesn't breakdown?
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 11:41 am
by Cassiepod
Thanks for this.
The idea that it biodegrades quickly is great, but don't forget if farmers are regularly applying it, it's continuously there as one lot breaks down the next is being applied.
Unfortunately extended studies like these need a lot fo time to happen and also you need a very large cross section before you can start to pull out useful data.
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 4:14 pm
by catalyst
no surprise this one!!! :)
a safe poison?
made by monsanto, manufacturers of bovine growth hormone (have you noticed how americans are getting fatter, and american men have breasts?)....
LOL
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:51 am
by ina
catalyst wrote: and american men have breasts?)....
LOL
That's a plot by the underwear industry...
No, seriously: I remember that in Denmark roundup was banned, or its use severely restricted some years ago - don't know whether that is still the case, but that kind of made me think it wasn't all as good as it was made out to be!
Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 5:52 pm
by catalyst
just read some figures for quantities of chemicals used and the toxicity of said chemicals - scary stuff.
its totally reinforced my commitment to 100% organic growing....