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Weedkiller Products More Toxic Than Active Ingredient, Tests Show

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After more than 40 years of widespread use, new scientific tests show formulated weedkillers have higher rates of toxicity to human cells This article was originally published in  The Guardian. By Carey Gillam US government researchers have uncovered evidence that some popular weedkilling products, like Monsanto’s widely-used Roundup, are potentially more toxic to human cells than their active ingredient is by Weedkiller Products More Toxic Than Active Ingredient, Tests Show

What’s in Roundup? Internal EPA Documents Show Scramble for Data

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By Carey Gillam As agrochemical giant  Monsanto Co.  faces a growing wave of U.S. lawsuits over its top-selling  Roundup herbicide line, among its key defense arguments is that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has long backed the safety of the weed-killing products. And indeed, the EPA has been a stalwart supporter of Monsanto Co.’s What’s in Roundup? Internal EPA Documents Show Scramble for Data