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Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 10:02 am
by Matt Flynn
For you fellas who spray weeds ... https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... son-ruling

Take everything corporations say with a big grain of salt.

Re: Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 2:48 pm
by Lats
I put some out today

Re: Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:11 pm
by Matt Flynn
I use it, but I never treated it like it was harmless.

Also, clean water = more fish :D

Re: Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 8:05 am
by jabsy
Is it the roundup brand stuff? Or Glysophate in general?? I churn out plenty of it on my block...

Re: Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:29 am
by Matt Flynn
Glyphosate is the issue ... but Roundup possibly worse because they add salts to it that make it work better.

Re: Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:43 am
by simonbradford80
Interesting, I use the stuff almost every day.

Re: Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 6:21 pm
by Bushy
Very interesting, was told once when i sat for my chemcert licence it was that harmless that if you swallowed some it would not matter.

Re: Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 12:58 pm
by Matt Flynn
I am careful these days, I don't care if a doctor says something is safe because one of their popular anti-cholesterol drugs made me sick.

Now better, but I carefully research all drugs and chemicals before using them.

Glyphosate is already in our food, so best not to get more via breathing spray or skin contact.

Re: Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:02 pm
by Matt Flynn

Re: Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 9:01 pm
by NinjaFish
Well it's not good for the manufacturer either apparently. :D

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019- ... p/11111034

Can only imagine a class action!

Re: Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 8:17 am
by Matt Flynn
Saw that, $2.8b in punitive damages, phew ...

Did someone mention PFAS ...

Re: Roundup not so harmless

Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 11:09 am
by slug
$2.8b - you gotta be kidding :shock:

The crazy Yankee legal system is exactly why we're burdoned with such huge insurance costs, and cover your ar$e nancy like bureaucracy :banghead: