Toxic Legacy
How the Weedkiller Glyphosate is Destroying Our Health and the Environment
White River Junction, VT : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2021]
Format: Book
Description: 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"The Silent Spring of our time From an MIT scientist, mounting evidence that the active ingredient in the world's most commonly used weedkiller is responsible for debilitating chronic diseases, including cancer, liver disease, and more Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, the most commonly used weedkiller in the world. "-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Evidence of harm -- Failing ecosystems -- Glyphosate and the microbiome -- Amino acid analogue -- The phosphate puzzle -- Sulfate: Miracle worker -- Liver disease -- Reproduction and early development -- Neurological disorders -- Autoimmunity -- Reboot today for a healthy tomorrow.
Subjects:
Pesticides -- Toxicology.
Pesticides -- Environmental aspects.
Glyphosate -- Health aspects.
Pesticides -- Toxicology.
Pesticides -- Environmental aspects.
Glyphosate -- Health aspects.
ISBN:
9781603589291
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SCIENCE Conserve Sen | Sandhills Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-243) and index.