Glyphosate Contamination of Water Supplies Exposed
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - Despite Monsanto’s claims that glyphosate (Roundup) is biodegradable and would rapidly break down in the soil, a recent study indicates that glyphosate may persist in the environment for long periods of time and does contaminate the water supply in areas where it is used. The report, published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, stated that 41% of the 140 groundwater samples taken from Catalonia Spain exceeded safe limits. In addition to its myriad of other adverse effects, it is now apparently causing widespread contamination of aquifers, wells and springs.
Read the article below to learn more:
Monsanto’s Carcinogenic Roundup Herbicide Contaminating Water Supply
By Anthony Gucciardi
From: http://naturalsociety.com/monsantos-carcinogenic-roundup-herbicide-contaminating-water-supply/#ixzz1oY9bBZpP
New research has confirmed what myself and other health conscious individuals have been saying about Monsanto’s best-selling herbicide Roundup — the carcinogenic chemical it contains known as glyphosate has been found to be contaminating the groundwater in areas it is being applied in. What does this mean? It means that toxic glyphosate is now polluting the world’s drinking water through the widespread contamination of aquifers, wells and springs.
The explosive study that confirmed the contamination effect of Monsanto’s Roundup was published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry last month, in which researchers discovered that 41% of the 140 groundwater samples taken from Catalonia Spain were actually above the limit of quantification. This means that glyphosate was actually not breaking down rapidly, despite Monsanto’s claims that the chemical would do so. Without the key ability to readily break down, it is apparent that glyphosate is polluting groundwater in alarming quantities, enough to pose a significant threat to the purity of drinking water wherever it is used.
It is also important to note that due to its resistance to biodegradability, glyphosate may be lurking in nature for a very long time. But is there really cause for concern?
Glyphosate is carcinogenic and neurotoxic
Glyphosate is classified by the the EPA as a Class III toxic substance, and can kill an adult in as little as 30 grams. Even more concerning is the fact that glyphosate, and Monsanto’s Roundup as a whole, have been linked to conditions such as:
• Hormonal disorders
• Lymphoma
• DNA damage
• Endocrine disease
• Skin cancer
• Kidney damage
• Liver damage
It is clear that even a little glyphosate in your drinking water is dangerous, but we aren’t seeing a little glyphosate in the groundwater samples. Instead, we are seeing the extreme contamination of otherwise pure water, all for the purpose of spraying crops that you eat with Monsanto’s carcinogenic Roundup. It is time for Monsanto to stop threatening public health, the environment, and the future of the planet. Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide should be banned for its adverse impact on health and the environment.
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