Glyphosate: How It Works, Risks, and Legality - Verywell Health
2024年10月9日 · Glyphosate is a herbicide used as a household and commercial weed killer, sold under the brand name Roundup and others. It is also used in farming as a crop desiccant to help speed the drying of crops before harvests to improve yields.
Glyphosate - Wikipedia
Glyphosate-based herbicides are used to kill weeds, especially annual broadleaf weeds and grasses that compete with crops. Its herbicidal effectiveness was discovered by Monsanto chemist John E. Franz in 1970. Monsanto brought it to market for agricultural use in 1974 under the trade name Roundup.
Health Risks of Glyphosate Herbicide - WebMD
2024年6月24日 · Glyphosate is an herbicide used to kill certain plants and grasses, manage how plants grow, get crops ready for harvest, and ripen fruit. It's called a nonselective herbicide, which means that...
Glyphosate | US EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2024年8月27日 · Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide that controls broadleaf weeds and grasses. It has been registered as a pesticide in the U.S. since 1974. Since glyphosate’s first registration, EPA has reviewed and reassessed its safety and uses, including undergoing registration review, a program that re-evaluates each registered pesticide on a 15-year ...
Is the Roundup Weed Killer (Glyphosate) Bad for You? - Healthline
2023年7月21日 · Roundup is a popular weed killer with glyphosate as the main ingredient. The use of Roundup is highly controversial, and some claim that it can cause harm.
Questions and Answers on Glyphosate | FDA - U.S. Food and ...
Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide that can kill certain weeds and grasses. Glyphosate works by blocking an enzyme essential for plant growth. The product is used primarily in...
Glyphosate (Roundup): Understanding Risks to Human Health
2023年1月5日 · Glyphosate is a common herbicide ("weed-killer") used in crop and non-crop lands, including residential areas such as home lawns and gardens. Glyphosate was first registered in the United States in 1974 as the active ingredient in Roundup but is now available in many commercial herbicide products.
Glyphosate | ToxFAQs™ | ATSDR - Centers for Disease Control ...
What is glyphosate? Glyphosate is the active ingredient in weed killer products such as RoundUp™. Glyphosate products are one of the most widely used weed killers worldwide in farms and in home gardens and lawns.
Glyphosate General Fact Sheet - NPIC
Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide, meaning it will kill most plants. It prevents the plants from making certain proteins that are needed for plant growth. Glyphosate stops a specific enzyme pathway, the shikimic acid pathway.
Glyphosate | Description, Discovery, Uses, Mechanism ...
2024年12月13日 · glyphosate, herbicide used to control grasses and broad-leaved weeds. Glyphosate is highly effective in managing noxious weeds and is widely used in the production of fruits, grains, nuts, and vegetables.
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