Mercola is right.
Glycophosphate is a poison that kills the microbiome.
Glycophosphate is a poison that kills the microbiome.
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Glyphosate is not a poison, its an herbicide that directly effects plant DNA; it is an organophosphorus compound, specifically a phosphonate, which acts by inhibiting the plant enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase. Be worried if you are a plant and have plant DNA. Glyphosate does not kill the “microbiome” (an obsolete word used to describe soil organisms in a specific environment) like Chlordane did.
When you buy Glyphosate (Round-Up) in the store, you are buying a very weak solution maybe 2-3%. There are many producers of Glyphosate all over the world. Their Glyphosate drums are around 46% solutions depending on the manufacture. Along with the Glyphosate there are other ingredients, one of which is a surfactant which helps the Glyphosate adhere to the broadleaf plant.
Some years ago it was known that 7 people, believing the false claims and impassioned rhetoric surrounding Glyphosate, attempted to commit suicide by drinking the 46% solution. 6 had bad stomach aches and were taken to the hospital; 1 did die. Moral: if you drink the 46% solution, you have a 1 in 6 chance of dying. If you drink the 2% solution from the store, you will have a stomach ache at most - you will not die.