Glyphosate: environmental contamination, toxicity and potential risks to human health via food contamination

SH Bai, SM Ogbourne - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016 - Springer
Glyphosate has been the most widely used herbicide during the past three decades. The US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies glyphosate as 'practically non-toxic and …

Pesticide exposure, safety issues, and risk assessment indicators

CA Damalas, IG Eleftherohorinos - International journal of environmental …, 2011 - mdpi.com
Pesticides are widely used in agricultural production to prevent or control pests, diseases,
weeds, and other plant pathogens in an effort to reduce or eliminate yield losses and …

[HTML][HTML] Cocktails of pesticide residues in conventional and organic farming systems in Europe–Legacy of the past and turning point for the future

V Geissen, V Silva, EH Lwanga, N Beriot… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Considering that pesticides have been used in Europe for over 70 years, a system for
monitoring pesticide residues in EU soils and their effects on soil health is long overdue. In …

Impact of glyphosate and glyphosate‐based herbicides on the freshwater environment

R Annett, HR Habibi, A Hontela - Journal of Applied Toxicology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Glyphosate [N‐(phosphonomethyl) glycine] is a broad spectrum, post emergent
herbicide and is among the most widely used agricultural chemicals globally. Initially …

Systematic review of comparative studies assessing the toxicity of pesticide active ingredients and their product formulations

K Nagy, RC Duca, S Lovas, M Creta… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Humans are exposed to complex chemical mixtures, such as pesticides. Although the need
for the assessment of health and environmental hazards deriving from the interactions …

Impact of glyphosate on soil microbial biomass and respiration: A meta-analysis

DB Nguyen, MT Rose, TJ Rose, SG Morris… - Soil Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The herbicide glyphosate is an important tool for weed management in many agricultural
systems, but concerns have been raised that its increasing use impacts soil biology. At …

Glyphosate herbicide affects belowground interactions between earthworms and symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi in a model ecosystem

JG Zaller, F Heigl, L Ruess, A Grabmaier - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Herbicides containing glyphosate are widely used in agriculture and private gardens,
however, surprisingly little is known on potential side effects on non-target soil organisms. In …

Reducing overall herbicide use may reduce risks to humans but increase toxic loads to honeybees, earthworms and birds

RM Cech, S Jovanovic, S Kegley, K Hertoge… - Environmental Sciences …, 2022 - Springer
Background Pesticide use has been associated with risks for human health and an overall
decline in biodiversity. Although herbicides are the most commonly used pesticides …

Microplastics modify the toxicity of glyphosate on Daphnia magna

M Zocchi, R Sommaruga - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Plastic contamination is an environmental problem spreading to even the most remote
aquatic and terrestrial habitats and in particular, microplastics represent an uncertain threat …

Clone- and age-dependent toxicity of a glyphosate commercial formulation and its active ingredient in Daphnia magna

M Cuhra, T Traavik, T Bøhn - Ecotoxicology, 2013 - Springer
Low levels of glyphosate based herbicide induced significant negative effects on the aquatic
invertebrate Daphnia magna. Glyphosate herbicides such as brands of Roundup, are known …