Apparently the Premier, Ms. Holt, is concerned about the possibility of glyphosate contributing to some kind of neurological disease in New Brunswickers. Now apparently to date all the links and pathways for this chemical 's journey from farms and forests into people is not yet complete. That I would say is both important and significant however I hope that research does not slow because glyphosate has become way too ubiquitous in the environment over the last twenty years. This is where I'm finding some anomolies in the on-line article versus what I've learned here in Ontario.
You see while glyphosate is used as a herbicide to thin weeds and possibly some trees for the purpose of promoting the growth and spread of more popular and expensive lumber in the forest environment it is also used both on farms and in the cities. The on-line article didn't even mention the fact that glyphosate is the active ingredient in one of the most popular herbicides used by gardeners, lawn advocates and residential suburbs. That herbicide is marketed under the name of Roundup and is even used to kill weeds in driveways. It's use is so widespread that the Region of Waterloo now test for it in our drinking water unfortunately however at a concentration almost guaranteeing it will be found at Non-Detect. That Method Detection Limit is an idiotic 25 parts per billion compared to most other toxins being tested at a Method Detection Limit between .5 and 1.5 parts per billion.
Allegedly in New Brunswick there is no pathway for glyphosate into either ground or surface water. Yet here in Waterloo Region it's a given that it's here and been in our groundwater for a long time. Come on folks, let's get the story accurate and straight!
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