Hazards of Monsanto's Roundup--Sprayed on Herbicide-Resistant GMO Crops Globally

From:
SANET (Sustainable Agriculture Net)

Roundup NOT so safe
7/5/2004

Here are urls for just two of many websites with info. about Roundup that should be seriously considered before using it.

http://www.holisticmed.com/ge/roundup.html

http://www.guarding-our-earth.com/aggrand/roundup.htm

Below are are some of the points covered in the article at the 2nd url.

1.Glyphosate [active ingredient in Roundup] can be persistent.... up to
140
days were required for half of the applied glyphosate to break down ...residues of glyphosate were found in lettuce, carrots, and barley planted one year after glyphosate treatment.

2. Glyphosate can drift. ..to 400 meters (1300 feet) durng ground applications and 800 meters 12600 feet) during aerial applications.

3. Glyphosate is acutely toxic to humans. Ingesting about 3/4 of a cup can be lethal. Symptoms include eye and skin irritation, lung congestion, and erosion of the intestinal tract....

4. Glyphosate has shown a wide spectrum of chronic toxicity in laboratory tests....

5. Roundup contains toxic trade secret ingredients. These include polyethoxylated tallowamines, causing nausea and diarrhea, and isopropylamine, causing chemical pneumonia, laryngitis, headache, and bums.

6. Roundup kills beneficial insects.....

7. Glyphosate is hazardous to earthworms....

8. Roundup inhibits mycorrhizal fungi.....

9. Glyphosate reduces nitrogen fixation....

10. Roundup can increase the spread or severity of plant diseases.....