Monday, February 21, 2011

Monsanto, Dow to begin pushing dangerous 2,4-D herbicide as 'solution' to superweeds

Monsanto, Dow to begin pushing dangerous 2,4-D herbicide as 'solution' to superweeds


The Dow Chemical Company has sponsored a study that aims to position the 2,4-D herbicide, a popular commercial herbicide, as the solution to Roundup-resistant "superweeds."

The report found that if 2,4-D is used the way Dow suggests, humans will be exposed to dangerously high levels of the toxin, which in turn causes autoimmune disorders, cell destruction (apoptosis), nerve damage, metabolic dysfunction, and other serious problems.

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