Monday, September 5, 2011

Other Toxic Substances - Glyphosate: Technical Announcement: Widely Used Herbicide Commonly Found in Rain and Streams in the Mississippi River Basin


"Though glyphosate is the mostly widely used herbicide in the world, we know very little about its long term effects to the environment," says Paul Capel, USGS chemist and an author on this study.
"This study is one of the first to document the consistent occurrence of this chemical in streams, rain and air throughout the growing season. This is crucial information for understanding where management efforts for this chemical would best be focused."
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