Roundup (glyphosate) is the most widely used herbicide in the world. Farmers spray millions of acres of crops using glyphosate each year. People also use it on their lawn and garden.
Monsanto, the manufacturer of Roundup, claims that the weedkiller is safe. But recent scientific studies have shown evidence that glyphosate is harmful to animal and human health.
Human placental cells are very sensitive to glyphosate at a very low concentration (lower than the agricultural use). The weedkiller also disrupts human sex hormone.
Exposure to glyphosate may cause eye and skin irritation, nausea, sore throat, headache, difficulty breathing and lethargy. It causes genetic damages to human and animal cells in a lab setting.
Studies also link the exposure of glyphosate to greater risks of cancer, miscarriages and attention deficit disorder.
This weedkiller can easily contaminate streams. It causes genetic damages and harm the immune system in fish and frogs.
Roundup also make a variety of plant diseases more severe.
It is important for the health and for the environment that we find alternatives to herbicides and pesticides.
To read a more detailed report on Roundup, click here.
