January 21, 2009

Do the chemicals in weed killer herbicides bioaccumulate in the human body?

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  1. Dude,

    You should be more worried about getting laid.

    Products like this are 98% water and will cause you little problems.
    I don’t suggest rolling around nude, with open sores in the pine straw after it is treated. In fact, they should ONLY be targeting weeds. If nothing is there, call company and tell them.
    You have enough dangerous products under your kitchen sink to kill the entire family, so don’t worry about a little bit of weed control.

    Now go drink a beer,sorry, Fresca, and relax.

    Comment by flattrack75081 — January 24, 2009 @ 4:33 am

  2. Posted by mikeyandworm

    Not that particular one. They are sparying round up in beds to keep the weeds down the active ingredient is glysophate which will not build up in the human body. Certain types of trees and shrub insectacides will however but you have to have a blood test and it takes years. The handlers of these chemicals only get tested once every six months and they are around it on a daily bases. The U.S Department of Agriculture is very strict on these uses and wouldn’t allow them for residentual use anyways. The label would read strictly for commercial use only.
    In other words Dont drink and your fine!

    Comment by mikeyandworm — January 26, 2009 @ 11:17 pm

  3. If you ingest these chemicals on a daily basis then you will get cancer later in life. However if you are inside when the chemicals are sprayed and you give the chemcials time to be absorbed you will be fine. Chemicals are safe when used as directed.

    Comment by Lawn Man — January 27, 2009 @ 2:51 pm

  4. Odds are that they are spraying glyphosate (Roundup or Rodeo are a couple of the trade names). Herbicides are probably less harmful to us than insecticides, which is only slightly reassuring!

    Oo, I just thought of another thing! While glyphosate is the active ingredient and has been tested, there are “inert” ingredients which may or may not be a problem. Wow, it’s enough to make you paranoid!

    I would chat with the yard guys about not spraying where there aren’t any weeds. Unless what they are using is a pre-emergent (meaning, it kills the seeds, etc before they have a chance to grow), they are just wasting their time and money (and when environmental arguments don’t work to get someone to stop something, economic arguments will work!!). Here is a fact sheet about glyphosate that might answer some of your questions (or cause you to have more!).

    Depending on where you live, the person spraying might need to have a license (in California, they have to be a registered Pest Control Operator) and oftentimes people who only spray round-up don’t get those. Might be an achilles tendon to ask them about their license if you want to play dirty. Good luck!

    Comment by Miss Vida — January 29, 2009 @ 8:57 am

  5. The EULA will tell you everything. When you buy software, you generally buy a license to use it, not the actual software. You are allowed to install it, typically, just on one machine at a time. You may make one back up of the installation disc (or other source). Beyond that, you're not allowed to do much. You can, of course, actually use the software, but there are some provisions on what you aren't allowed to do as well, they're all spelled out in the EULA.

    As for websites, your only rights are what are granted by the site themselves. You really have no rights, per se, only contract. By paying them, you are expected to receive the services they provide for that price. If they fail, your only recourse is a lawsuit. Most of the time the price of the suit is more than the reward you'd get.

    Comment by Phil — May 23, 2009 @ 9:27 am

  6. You have to pay to get it redeemed.As of the moment it is just a piece of plastic.You'll have to take it back if you want it to work and I don't think it goes good with the cops or walmart.

    Comment by StanS — May 26, 2009 @ 7:03 am

  7. Anyone with nasal passages that lead into the brain cavity has bigger problems than inhaling nanoparticles!

    Seriously, nanoparticles are proposed as a cause of various lung diseases. These particles are present in any source of soot, but they can be produced from natural sources too, like trees. You will have more of them near sources like a freeway, but the particles are transported pretty much everywhere, so you can't completely escape by leaving town. Since there is no proof that nanoparticles actually cause disease, you can stop worrying.

    Comment by Neilson12 — June 10, 2009 @ 12:29 pm

  8. science diet :D

    Comment by reputable breeders breed crap — July 4, 2009 @ 9:22 am

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