Welcome to Glyphosate - Glyphosate is a broad spectrum phosphonate produced by Monsanto (Acquired by Bayer) that is used as a herbicide and desiccant.  Commonly known as Roundup, this herbicide has gained widespread use.  By 2007, Glyphosate was the most used herbicide in United States agriculture and the second-most used in home gardening. Much like big tobacco in the legal battles betwixt tobacco companies and regulation entities before they were finally brought to heel, Monsanto spends huge sums on their efforts to lobby politicians, academics, and government institutions.  They have turned them into their accomplices covering up the harmful effects of this poison.  But with a wave of recent troubling studies coming in, and some bigger ones on the horizon, it looks like Monsanto may finally be on the ropes in this titanic struggle betwixt corporate power and public safety.  It doesn't appear crawling under the Bayer umbrella is likely to save them, either.  Various problems have been identified with use of Glyphosate.  Here are some of them.

[Last Updated: February 8th, 2021]

Breakdown Of The Roundup

Glyphosate & Farmers - In tandem with the production of this chemical as a herbicide, Monsanto has developed a variety of genetically modified crops that are resistant to the substance, allowing crops to thrive while weeds are killed off.  The widespread use of these is causing problems for farmers who do not desire to use Glyphosate or GMO's.  These problems come in 2 insidious varieties.

First, because of the huge variations in the residual efficacy of the chemical based on soil conditions, rainfall and temperature, it is used far more frequently and in larger quantities than needed.  The half-life of glyphosate in soil ranges between 2 and 197 days depending largely on rainfall variables.  A farmer who wants to limit risk will apply it again toward the early range of efficacy decline rather than hoping for longer periods of protection.  However, when glyphosate reaches surface water, it is not broken down readily by water or sunlight.  As a result of overuse, runoff and other common problems during application, neighboring farms are often contaminated.  Thus killing the crops of nearby farmers who do not wish to use this poison on their land.

Second, Monsanto has bullied the legal system into taking a stance on their GMO patent that penalizes any farmer who involuntarily, through no fault of their own, has cross-pollination of a GMO that spreads into their non-GMO crops.  Since this spread of GMO's into the wild cannot be controlled, this sets up a circumstance where the only choice a farmer has if Glyphosate contaminates their land or if GMO's contaminate their seeds, is to join the crowd and officially change to GMO Glyphosate crops to avoid lawsuits.

The end result is that many farmers have been cornered into a situation where their only rational choice is to use this chemical and the GMO's that go with it.

- Fate of glyphosate in soil and the possibility of leaching to ground and surface waters: a review - by OK Borggard & Al Gimsing APR 2008.
- Hazardous Harvest (GMOs) - by Bill Kohlhaase / Planet Natural DEC 2011.
- Long-term analysis shows GM cotton no match for insects in India - by Talia Ogliore / Washington U. in St. Louis 13MAR20.  Aphids exploiting GMO weaknesses.
- Image: Glyphosate Molecule by Yikrazuul (Public Domain) Link
- Image: Glyphosate Crop Spray by Max Pixel (Public Domain) Link
- Image: Glyphosate Accceleration Graph by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (CC2.0) Link

Glyphosate & Bees - Honeybees are among the most critical factors in agriculture, and since the time of Glyphosate introduction, they have been increasingly dying off due to Colony Collapse Disorder (wiki).  While this kind of die off happens naturally based on things like long winters and other environmental stresses, a large increase in die offs commenced corollary to the widespread introduction of Glyphosate to the environment.  Via more Monsanto political/legal shenanigans, Initial testing on the effect of Glyphosate was limited to studying the effects of Glyphosate in isolated conditions rather than also investigating the effect of compounds that occur once the Glyphosate breaks down, particularly AMPA (aminomethylphosphonic acid) which is also toxic and has a half-life in soil of 958 days.  The main impact to bees, it turns out, is indirect in that glyphosate perturbs their gut microbiota, which causes the bees to become unhealthy.

- Buzzfeeds: The Effects Of Colony Collapse Disorder And Other Bee News - by Alison Benjamin, Amanda Holpuch and Ruth Spencer 30JUL13.
- Study shows honeybees are starving because of Roundup - by Vicki Batts 27JUN16.
- Why Honeybees Don’t Have A Chance In The Midst Of Pesticides - by Evaggelos Vallianatos 09MAR17.
- Common Weed Killer Linked To Bee Deaths - by University of Texas at Austin 24SEP18.
- Image: Honey Bee by John Severns (Severnjc) (Public Domain) Link

Glyphosate & Biodiversity - Though Monsanto was able to show that Glyphosate itself doesn't harm bees directly, the harm to other critters beneficial to agriculture such as earthworms has been well established.
- Soil Toxicity of Roundup - by Barbara Fahs 21SEP17.
- Image: Earthworm Bagged by 2nd Lt Darren Domingo (Public Domain) Link

Glyphosate & Vaccines

- Weeding Out Vaccine Toxins: MMR, Glyphosate, and the Health of a Generation - by Dr. Stephanie Seneff 15AUG17.
- FDA Hides Information on Glyphosate in Vaccines - by Zen Honeycutt 12SEP17.
- Dr Stephanie Seneff Explains The Autism Vaccination Connection - by Dr. Stephanie Seneff 29NOV17.
- Image: Hypodermic Needle by ZaldyImg (CC2.0) Link

Glyphosate & Babies

- Direct Evidence Of Exposure Of Pregnant Women To Herbicide Ingredient - by Indiana University 22MAR18.
- Image: Hush Baby by Alex Smith (Pexels) Link

Glyphosate & Food - At the US federal level, Monsanto continues to successfully play politics to keep proper testing from taking place.

- Alarming Levels of Glyphosate Contamination Found in Popular American Foods - by Detox Project 14NOV16.
- How Much Toxic Roundup Are You Eating? - by Leah Zerbe 13MAR17.
- USDA Quietly Drops Plan to Test for Monsanto's Glyphosate Weed Killer in Food - by Carey Gillam 28MAR17.
- Nearly a third of food samples in CFIA testing contain glyphosate residues - by CBC News 13APR17.
- Nearly 30% of food products contain residue of pesticide glyphosate: CFIA report - by Andrew Russell 14APR17.
- Glyphosate Found in All 5 Major Orange Juice Brands - by Zen Honeycutt 10OCT17.
- Glyphosate: A Toxic Legacy - by Carey Gillam / 20DEC17.
- Image: Supermarket by Wolfmann (CC4.0) Link

Glyphosate & The Gut - The importance of the fauna within our digestive tract has begun receiving increasing attention as a risk factor for numerous diseases and conditions.  Studies show that Glyphosate negatively affects friendly gut bacteria and favors the growth of harmful bacteria.  The normally beneficial bacteria species that are sensitive to Glyphosate are diminished and harmful bacteria species, such as Clostridia, which are insensitive to Glyphosate increase.

- Op-Ed: Roundup's Glyphosate's Are Killing Our Gut Microbes - by Karen Graham 13APR15.
- Glyphosate Destroys The Gut And Triggers Autoimmune Disease - by Dr. Jill Carnahan 22FEB16.
- Glyphosate Is Even In The Rain – What We Can Do: An Important Article Review - by JINI Health and Gut Stuff 19APR17.
- Roundup (glyphosate) found to cause alarming changes in the gut microbiome - by Isabelle Z. 07JAN18.
- Image: Microbiota by NAID (Public Domain) Link

Glyphosate & Disease/Depression/Cancer

- Glyphosate Pathways To Modern Diseases - by Anthony Samsel and Stephanie Seneff 15DEC15.
- Study Linking Roundup To Serious Disease Fuels Debate - by Ryan Rifai 22JAN17.
- Glyphosate in Collagen - by Stephanie Seneff, PhD 01FEB17.
- 13 Serious Health Conditions Studies Have Linked To Monsanto's Roundup - by Markham Heid 21FEB17.
- Monsanto’s Round Up and Aluminum Now Linked to Autism, Alzheimers, Gut Dysbiosis and Pineal Gland Calcification - by Dr Jess 13MAR17.
- Glyphosate Causes Disease In Animal Organs, Biologist Says - by Elizabeth Fraser 06NOV17.
- U.S. judge allows lawsuits over Monsanto's Roundup to proceed to trial - by Tina Bellon, Reuters 10JUL18.
- Monsanto's Lawsuit, . . . - by Jason Bermas, WeAreChange 24JUL18.
- Jury Awards $289M To Man Who Blames Roundup For Cancer - by AP Paul Elias 11AUG18.
- Exposure to Glyphosate-Based Herbicides and Risk for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Meta-Analysis and Supporting Evidence - by Science Direct 10FEB19.
- Study reveals Bayer’s Roundup linked to “a host of chronic and mental illness” - by Cassie B. / Newstarget 08FEB21.
- Image: Mantle Celle Lymphoma by Nephron (CC3.0) Link

Glyphosate Studies & PR

- Global Glyphosate Study - The Ramazzini Institute, with the support of other independent institutes and Universities in Europe and United States, is launching the most comprehensive study ever on glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides.

- The BEST Article on Glyphosate with Comments from Jeffrey Smith - by Dr. Ramon Seidler, PhD 09FEB17.
- How Monsanto Captured the EPA (And Twisted Science) To Keep Glyphosate on the Market - by Valerie Brown and Elizabeth Grossman 01NOV17.
- Glyphosate Fact Sheet / by Organic Consumers Association 21DEC17.
- Monsanto...Targeted Journalists And Activists - by Sam Levin / The Guardian 08AUG19.
- EPA Science Could Torpedo Roundup Lawsuits - by Paul Driessen / Townhall 13JAN20.
- Image: Helicopter Spraying by Péter Czégény (CC4.0) Link

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