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Re: Glyphosate and pets

Marina & Anthony,

You may want to know that glyphosate, ie Roundup is not as harmless as
previously thought.
Check out http://www.greenpeace.org/~usa/reports/biodiversity/glyp.html
for a good article about it.
Or browse the archives of rec.gardens ( Usenet) through Dejanews.

In short it can be said that it is an organophosphate but it doesn't affect
our nervous system as most organophosphates do. It can affect pets, but
only in very high doses.
However, it does kill the bacteria in the ground..the micro life or micro
organisms of the soil. It affects the wild flora.

Here in Sweden, Roundup has been found to have contaminated the ground
water and wells in certain areas. The manufacturer claims that the
glyphosate is bound to the particles of the soil. But recent finds indicate
this is not so.

The most dangerous about Roundup and similar brandnames isn't the
glyphosate, it is the additional compunds. They are carcinogenic, and act
as serious irritants of the respitory tracts, eyes and skin.
And if it gets out in the water, it kills frogs and fish.

However, it is less toxic than a lot of other herbicides.

Ingrid
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