The ban on glyphosate: in the balance between democracy and emergency
2022
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herbicide ; prohibition of use ; toxicity ; interest group ; legislation ; trade union document
Chemicals
English
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"Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world. In the global pesticides market, worth around 53 billion euros in 2020, at more than 8 billion euros glyphosate is the number one product. Since it was first brought onto the market in 1974 by agrochemicals company Monsanto, its toxicity has gradually emerged from a series of studies conducted by independent researchers."
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