Alan Watson
alan-watson.bsky.social
Alan Watson
@alan-watson.bsky.social
Look! A squirrel!

How sadly typical...
January 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Your claim was that there was no published evidence of the effects - there is a great deal.
Further, some organisms die, some degrade Glyphosate into metabolites, particularly AMPA, which are also hazardous and are very relevant to human exposure risks!
DOi: 10.1186/s12302-024-00849-1
January 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Furthermore, bacterial pathways for degradation of Glyphosate are well established (eg DOI:10.14712/23361964.2023.1) -thus increasing the concentration of metabolites, particularly AMPA, in the soil.

These metabolites must be considered in any assessment of effects (DOi:10.1186/s12302-024-00849-1)
January 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Yet large effects are reported - not at 'mega doses' but simply simulating applications through a growing season eg:

"Microbial biomass carbon was reduced by 45%, & the numbers of the cultivable bacteria & fungi were decreased by 84 & 63%, respectively, under the higher glyphosate application rate"
January 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
January 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Indeed - but the shikimate pathway, while not present in mammals, is present in the bacteria and fungi (+ algae, Archaea, prokaryotes, & unicellular eukaryotic organisms) that we are talking about here...

Further, the surfactants (esp POEA) must be considered too!

DOI:10.1128/ec.00106-06
January 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Because IARC rely on " evidence-based research"!(publications.iarc.fr/549).
Is that so hard to understand?

Since the IARC conclusion on Glyphosate the evidence has become significantly stronger, eg, DOI:10.3390/agrochemicals2010005
January 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"...present experiment Roundup application affected hyphal ...and spore (i.e. amount of 16:1v5 NLFA) biomass in the soil. Spore biomass generally declined with herbicide application, which is in accordance with others who showed reduced spore viability even under the lowest glyphosate rate"
January 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Really?

"it has already been documented that glyphosate has caused toxic effects in non-target organisms found in soil and water, including various plants, animals, and bacteria"

Doi:10.3390/ microorganisms9112322

There are plenty of others but this was to hand...
January 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
If the UN was taking climate change as seriously as they ought to then ALL catering for any official UN event, climate related or otherwise, ought to be vegan.

The additional benefit would be all cultures & religions would be accommodated.

It really isn't that hard...
November 16, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Still on X - but looking for occasional respite care in a more civil environment here...
November 16, 2024 at 7:39 PM
🥦💚🥬
November 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM