Glyphosate – Great Plains Laboratory | Elemental Health and Nutrition

Elemental Health And Nutrition23 Apr, 2020Health

Glyphosate is the world�s most widely produced herbicide and is the primary toxic chemical in Roundup�, as well as in many other herbicides. In addition, it is a broad-spectrum herbicide that is used in more than 700 different products from agriculture and forestry to home use. Glyphosate was introduced in the 1970s to kill weeds by targeting the enzymes that produce the amino acids tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine. It is estimated that 6.1 billion kilograms of glyphosate have been applied worldwide over the last decade.