Safety Evaluation and Risk Assessment of the Herbicide Roundup and Its Active Ingredient, Glyphosate, for Humans

Re-registration Challenges of Glyphosate in the European Union

“…Taking a contrary position were a set of six studies published in the journal Critical Reviews in Toxicology (Acquavella et al, 2016;Brusick et al, 2016;McClellan, 2016;Solomon, 2016;Williams et al, 2016a,b), sponsored by Monsanto and other members of the pesticide industry, as declared in the papers themselves. These reviews focused on the carcinogenicity, genotoxicity of glyphosate and exposures to it, but considered partly the same data and followed the same concept published in a previous risk assessment by the same lead author (Williams et al, 2000). Subsequently in 2016, the expert body Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the WHO of the United Nations, including the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Core Assessment Group on Pesticide Residues, discussed reevaluation of diazinon, glyphosate and malathion in the light of new studies that had become available since their last full assessments.…”

Wood production, wood technology, and biotechnological impacts

“…The herbicide glyphosate is considered less detrimental to the environment than other herbicides since it is non toxic to humans and biodegradable (Williams et al 2000, Peterson & Hulting 2004. On the other hand, herbicide resistant plants and their complementary herbicide are offered by the same company which causes dependency of the forester or farmer on a few companies and reduces the diversity of cultivated plant varieties.…”

Determinação espectrofotométrica por injeção em fluxo de glifosato em formulações comerciais de herbicidas

“…O principal aditivo das amostras de herbicidas contendo glifosato é, em geral, o surfactante POEA, polioxietileno de alquilaminas de cadeias longas. 42 A presença deste surfactante é de grande importância, uma vez que garante a sua eficiência de aplicação nas culturas, por possibilitar melhor aderência nas folhas e, com isso, maior permanência no tecido vegetal.…”