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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is a pesticide?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] ikidd 4 points 1 year ago

Herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides are all pesticides used in agriculture.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Herbicide is a subset of pesticides where the pests are herbs. You're thinking of insecticide where the pest is an insect. Pesticide is the broad term that encompasses both insecticides and herbicides.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year 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