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Humanist_Activist

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2. Same here, the hyperbole of the article in question, not to mention its source, makes me...
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 05:19 PM
Jul 2016

wonder how accurately they are conveying the study's conclusions, assuming it exists.

Found a lot of studies that mention glyphosate binds in the soil similarly to phosphorus, and hence they are chemical "competitors" but that it only matters if there's a LOT of phosphorus already present in the soil, a lot more than what is typically present in agricultural soil.

i cant find this study. mopinko Jul 2016 #1
Same here, the hyperbole of the article in question, not to mention its source, makes me... Humanist_Activist Jul 2016 #2
Not to mention fertilizer itself often containing significant amounts of phosphorus. trotsky Jul 2016 #3
The reference to no-till farming seems to pan that out, it seems likely that... Humanist_Activist Jul 2016 #5
from the no-till article mopinko Jul 2016 #10
Glyphosate transmutes ordinary water to phosphorus Orrex Jul 2016 #15
Damn you, MONSATAN!!! n/t trotsky Jul 2016 #17
It may not have been published yet Il_Coniglietto Jul 2016 #4
The P runoff appears to be a calculation, not an actual measurement. yellowcanine Jul 2016 #22
If you're on Facebook... HuckleB Jul 2016 #9
Once again, you're posting FUD with no basis in science from questionable blogs Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2016 #6
You don't read threads, do you? Scientific Jul 2016 #7
I do. Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2016 #13
AGU PatSeg Jul 2016 #25
Glyphosate can cause cancer - International Agency for Research on Cancer Scientific Jul 2016 #8
it is far safer than the alternatives previously used. mopinko Jul 2016 #11
No longer thought safer womanofthehills Jul 2016 #18
It's still known that it's safer. HuckleB Jul 2016 #20
Slavish devotion to and belief in corporate 'science-PR, Inc.' is tragic Scientific Jul 2016 #12
You're funny. Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2016 #14
Don't you wish the TRUE BELIEVER Corporate GMO 'Science' Fundies had a sense of humor, too? Scientific Jul 2016 #19
Keep that tinfoil tight. Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2016 #24
LOL! Odin2005 Jul 2016 #16
Just yesterday I slaughtered a black goat on the altar of Science Orrex Jul 2016 #21
I've seen you post a number of times... GaYellowDawg Jul 2016 #23
Oh, amscray.... n/t PasadenaTrudy Jul 2016 #26
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