glyphosate
Americannoun
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Linas and other residents have filed requests for records detailing the chemicals the county uses to control vegetation in the waterways, such as glyphosate, triclopyr and imazapyr.
From Los Angeles Times
The state water board allows glyphosate, the key ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, to be used on plants in waterways.
From Los Angeles Times
Its active ingredient is glyphosate, which the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a unit of the World Health Organization, identified in 2015 as a probable human carcinogen.
From BBC
The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers glyphosate, one of Roundup's ingredients, a probable human carcinogen, but Bayer says scientific studies and regulatory approvals show the weedkiller is safe.
From Barron's
"Today's announcement does not take away from the truth, a truth that scientists and regulators around the planet continue to uphold, that glyphosate is safe and essential," he said.
From Barron's
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