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Glyphosate [Roundup], an herbicide linked to cancer, found in 98% of Ecudorian youth: study (www.salon.com)
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The popular weedkiller has also been found in 80% of Americans' urine, according to a 2022 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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[–] bluGill@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

While i think that link is more correct, it is hard to take it serious when they call it a pesticide.

[–] BigDickEnergy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It is a pesticide?

[–] bluGill@kbin.social -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

No, it is a herbicide. Those are very different things and no farmer would ever mess this up.

[–] BigDickEnergy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

A. I'm not a farmer, I'm a scientist. B. All herbicides are pesticides... look it up. It's like how all horses are mammals but not all mammals are horses

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