Concerns over use of glyphosate-based herbicides and risks associated with exposures: a consensus statement

• Published in: Environmental health Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 19
• Main Authors: Myers, John Peterson, Antoniou, Michael N., Blumberg, Bruce, Carroll, Lynn, Colborn, Theo, Everett, Lorne G., Hansen, Michael, Landrigan, Philip J., Lanphear, Bruce P., Mesnage, Robin, Vandenberg, Laura N., vom Saal, Frederick S., Welshons, Wade V., Benbrook, Charles M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 17.02.2016; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Alfalfa; Analysis; Biomonitoring; Carcinogens - toxicity; Consensus; Crop damage; Drinking water; Endocrine disruptors; Environmental health; Environmental Pollutants - toxicity; Epidemiology; Genetically modified organisms; Glycine - analogs & derivatives; Glycine - toxicity; Glyphosate; Health risks; Herbicide resistance; Herbicides; Herbicides - toxicity; Humans; Laboratory tests; Livestock; Livestock feeds; Metabolites; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Review; Risk Assessment - standards; Soybeans; Toxicity testing; Toxicity Tests - standards; Toxicology; United States; Water pollution

The broad-spectrum herbicide glyphosate (common trade name "Roundup") was first sold to farmers in 1974. Since the late 1970s, the volume of glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) applied has increased approximately 100-fold. Further increases in the volume applied are likely due to more and h...