The National University of Ireland – Galway is seeking volunteers from the agricultural community to take part in a survey on the impact of exposure to glyphosates:
“Researchers will collect and analyse urine samples from 50 non-farm families and 50 farm families for glyphosate.
“Each family – two parents and one child aged between 6–17 years – will be asked to produce one urine sample each and also complete a questionnaire.
“Glyphosate is an active ingredient in over 750 products including Roundup weedkiller which is widely used by Irish farmers and gardeners.
“It is the most widely used herbicide globally for weed control in agriculture and horticulture and as a pre-harvest drying treatment on certain food crops. It is also widely sprayed in parks, public spaces, lawns, gardens and roadsides as well as for amateur use by individual households.
“A recent NUIG study in Environmental Research found that glyphosate was detectable in the urine of 20 per cent of participants……”
“In 2015 the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared that glyphosate was ‘probably carcinogenic’ to humans.
“However, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has also said that there wasn’t enough scientific evidence to prove that glyphosate causes cancer.
“In another study conducted by MIT researcher Stephanie Seneff and Scientist Anthony Samsel, glyphosate was shown to be a causal factor in celiac disease and gluten intolerance.
“It maintains that celiac disease patients are at higher risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and reproductive issues which are also caused by exposure to glyphosate.
“Monsanto, the manufacturer of Roundup that recently merged with Bayer, is facing upwards of 13,000 lawsuits in the USA from people who allege that they developed cancer following repeated exposure to glyphosate in Roundup.
“In a recent lawsuit, a school groundskeeper received $78.5 million in damages after a court deemed that his terminal cancer was probably caused by glyphosate in the Roundup weedkiller he used on a daily basis.”
Link to full article:
https://greennews.ie/irish-families-glyphosate-study/
Image: From Green News.ie article – RoundUp Monsanto Photo by Mike Mozart
Bernard Moffatt
Assistant General Secretary Celtic League
