You may have heard the advertising for the herbicide, Roundup, manufactured by Monsanto saying that their product is not harmful to the environment. It is amazing what people will believe on TV.
According to an article by Crystal Gammon in the June 2009 Scientific American magazine article 'Weed-whacking Herbicide Proves Deadly to Human Cells', Monsanto is not telling the whole truth.
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, has been long touted as safe for humans and the environment. Since research focused mainly on that one ingredient, most people believed the product to be safe. What researchers have discovered, however, it is not Glyphosate that causes the most concern.
The inert ingredients in Roundup, including solvents, surfactants and chemical preservatives, are far more dangerous. Specifically, one ingredient, polyethoxylated tallowamine, was found to destroy human cells. This inert ingredient along with others in Roundup, are far more dangerous than the active ingredient Glyphosate.
All of the herbicides and pesticides we use never biodegrade, and live forever in our soil, drinking water, and in our bodies. Chemicals such as these accumulate in our cells, and never go away. There are tests available that can determine exactly how much herbicide and pesticides you have been exposed to your whole life. Pretty scary, isn’t it?
Be environmentally and morally responsible. Don’t use herbicides or pesticides. They don’t work anyway, and are poisoning our food, our drinking water and killing wildlife.
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