Claudia Bolognesi, Stefania Bonatti, Paolo Degan, Elena Gallerani, Marco Peluso, Roberta Rabboni, Paola Roggieri, and Angelo Abbondandolo, "Genotoxic Activity of Glyphosate and Its Technical Formulation Roundup," Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 45, 1997, DOI: 10.1021/jf9606518 ABSTRACT: Glyphosate (N-phosphonomethylglycine) is an effective herbicide acting…
N. Benachour, H. Sipahutar, S. Moslemi, C. Gasnier, C. Travert, G. E. Séralini, "Time- and Dose-Dependent Effects of Roundup on Human Embryonic and Placental Cells," Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 53:1, July 2007, DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s00244-006-0154-8 ABSTRACT: Roundup® is the major herbicide used worldwide, in particular on genetically modified plants that have been…
Eliane Dallegrave, Fabiana DiGiorgio Mantese, Ricardo Soares Coelho, Janaı´na Drawans Pereira, Paulo Roberto Dalsenter, Augusto Langeloh, "The teratogenic potential of the herbicide glyphosate-Roundup in Wistar rats," Toxicology Letters, 142, 2003, DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(02)00483-6. ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to…
CJ Robinson, M Antoniou, MEM Habib, CV Howard, RC Jennings, C Leifert, RO Nodari, and J Fagan, "Teratogenic Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides: Divergence of Regulatory Decisions from Scientific Evidence," Environmental and Analytical Toxicology, S:4, 2012, DOI: 10.4172/2161-0525.S4-006. ABSTRACT: The publication of a study in 2010,…
S. Parvez, R. R. Gerona, C. Proctor, M. Friesen, J. L. Ashby, J. L. Reiter, Z. Lui, and P. D. Winchester, "Glyphosate exposure in pregnancy and shortened gestational length: a prospective Indiana birth cohort study," Environmental Health, 17:23, March 9, 2018, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-018-0367-0. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Glyphosate (GLY) is…
Lydia Mulvany and Mario Parker, “Monsanto Shrugs Off Herbicide Concerns With Surprise Profit,” Bloomberg, October 4, 2017. SUMMARY Reports on Monsanto’s rising economic fortunes. Stock prices were up recently 20 cents a share, even though analysts had estimated the company would…
Jackie Pucci, "Missouri Latest State to Set Cut-off Dicamba Date for ’18," CropLife, November 20, 2017. SUMMARY: Reports on the Dicamba ban on Engenia use in Missouri for 2018 after June 10 (some counties) or July 15 (all counties). Adds the…
FERN's Ag Insider, "Missouri limits use of BASF’s dicamba weedkiller," November 16,2017. SUMMARY: The Missouri Agriculture Department announces a partial ban on the use of BASF's Engenia on cotton and soybeans. Engenia applicatiosn will be banned after June 10, 2018 in…
Steve Davies, “No dicamba use after April 15, Arkansas plant board says,” Agri-Pulse, November 8, 2017. SUMMARY: On Wednesday November 7, the Arkansas State Plant Board voted 10-3 to ban dicamba use between April 16-October 31 in 2018. Monsanto was…
Kevin Bradley, “A Final Report on Dicamba-injured Soybean Acres,” University of Missouri, Integrated Pest and Crop Management, October 30, 2017. Final compilation of state by state dicamba damage complaints reveals: 2,708 dicamba related complaints across 25 states Approximately 3.6 million…