Glyphosate

You Asked!  We Answered! Do Carbon Filters Eliminate Glyphosate?

You Asked!  We Answered! Do Carbon Filters Eliminate Glyphosate?

Reader Kathryn L. asks whether carbon filters can eliminate glyphosate from her drinking water.  Good question!  This is what we found out As per the EPA, studies show that glyphosate is effectively removed with activated-carbon methods, as well as chlorine and ozone.  There are more than 750 glyphosate-based herbicides on the market, (Roundup being the most renowned), so this is a commonly used and ubiquitous herbicide. How does glyphosate get into your water, Kathryn?  Run-off and erosion...

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Pesticide Regulation:  We Can Do Better

Pesticide Regulation: We Can Do Better

 GMOScience Editorial mini review on the recent publication:  Novel strategies and new tools to curtail the health effects of pesticides; Benbrook C, et al. Environmental Health: volume 20, Article number: 87; 2021. Despite decades of research in the area of...

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The Monsanto Papers

The Monsanto Papers

Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice By Carey Gillam Island Press, March 2021 Press Release When global conglomerate Bayer AG paid $63 billion in 2018 to buy Monsanto Company, the deal was seen as a boost to Bayer’s wealth and power....

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Dr. Michelle Perro on Healing Kids via the Gut Microbiome

Dr. Michelle Perro on Healing Kids via the Gut Microbiome

Our Executive Director, Dr. Michelle Perro, MD has published a guest blog on the Heartland Health Research Alliance website. Here's an excerpt. During the past several decades, I have observed rapid escalation in rates of chronic disease in my patients, as well as a...

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Prepregnancy, GMOs and Glyphosate: The Era of Infertility

Prepregnancy, GMOs and Glyphosate: The Era of Infertility

"There was a time when couples were actively seeking to prevent pregnancy, having too many kids and deliberately trying to slow down family growth explosions. However, there has been a marked shift in family planning and there is no doubt that we have entered the era...

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