The action comes after years of mounting scientific evidence of the dangers posed by exposure to the chemical dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, also known as DCPA or Dacthal.
Great, now do Glyphosate.
Great, now do Glyphosate.
Not nearly enough testing is ever done on these things. Everyone is in such a rush to get these things into our environment and our bodies, no regard for higher order effects, which is why this pattern keeps repeating.
It was discovered more than 50 years ago and the evidence for its harm is still "inconclusive". How much more evidence do you need? When does "precautionary principle" become crankiness (eg. vaccine skepticism or cellphones cause cancer)?
> [1] in 1972, to a ban on DDT's agricultural use in the United States
So you have to distinguish which thing is being studied if you want to research this product.
Although some use Ethylene glycol, don't drink that.
The LD50 is somewhere in the 5000 mg/kg range; that's around 250 grams for a 50kg person. For concentrated glyphosate, you're in that ballpark with around a liter of concentrate, depending on the exact dilution.