What is Glyphosate and how is it used?
Glyphosate is an organic solid of odorless white crystals. It is a non-selective herbicide used on many food and non-food crops as well as non-crop areas such as roadsides. When applied at lower rates, it serves as a plant growth regulator. The most common uses include control of broadleaf weeds and grasses in: hay/pasture, soybeans, field corn; ornamentals, lawns, turf, forest plantings, greenhouses, rights-of-way. The list of trade names given below may help you find out whether you are using this chemical at home or work. Trade Names and Synonyms: Glialka Roundup Sting Rodeo Spasor Muster Tumbleweed Sonic Glifonox Glycel Rondo Why is Glyphosate being Regulated? In 1974, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act. This law requires EPA to determine safe levels of chemicals in drinking water which do or may cause health problems. These non-enforceable levels, based solely on possible health risks and exposure, are called Maximum Contaminant Level Goals. The MCLG for glyphosate has be
