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Glyphosate

General Information

• Beyond Pesticides Glyphosate ChemWatch Factsheet
• Glyphosate product names
• Chemical Class: Phosphanoglycine herbicide
• Uses: Non selective herbicide, or at low rates a plant growth regulator
• Alternatives: Agriculture, Ornamentals/Lawns
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health Effects

• EPA Acute Toxicity Class: III (slightly toxic)
• Cancer: Yes (6)
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (13,8)
• Neurotoxicity: Yes (7)
• Kidney/ Liver Damage:Yes (7)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (8)
• Birth/ Developmental Defects: Not documented

Environmental Effects

• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Detected in Streams: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Not documented
• Toxic to Fish/ Aquatic Organisms: Yes (4)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented
• Toxic to Mammals: Not documented
• Long-Range Transport: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Information:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed (9/1993)
• Supporting information:
  • Daily News Blog entries (Beyond Pesticides)
  • Asthma, Children and Pesticides (Beyond Pesticides)
  • Children & Lawn Chemicals Don't Mix (Beyond Pesticides)
  • GMO Factsheet (Beyond Pesticides)
  • NCAP Glyphosate Factsheet (Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides)
  • Extoxnet Glyphosate Factsheet (Extension Toxicology Network)
  • PAN Pesticides Database:Glyphosate (Pesticide Action Network)
  • Scorecard Glyphosate Factsheet (Environmental Defense Fund)
  • PAN UK Glyphosate Factsheet (Pesticide Action Network UK)
  • CHEJ Glyphosate Factsheet (Children's Health Environmental Coalition)
• Key Studies:
  • Glyphosate Formulations Induce Apoptosis and Necrosis in Human Umbilical, Embryonic, and Placental Cells. Benachour, et al. Chem. Res. Toxicol., 2009, 22 (1), pp 97–105.
  • Do Pesticides Affect Learning Behavior? The neuro-endocrine-immune connection. Porter, Warren. 2004. Pesticides and You (Beyond Pesticides)
  • A Case–Control Study of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Exposure to Pesticides Journal of the American Cancer Society, 1999.
  • Glyphosate formulations induce apoptosis and necrosis in human umbilical, embryonic, and placental cells. Benachour N, Séralini GE. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 2009 Jan;22(1):97-105
  • Top 15 Farmworker Poison