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Humanist_Activist

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5. The reference to no-till farming seems to pan that out, it seems likely that...

Reply to trotsky (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 05:37 PM

Jul 2016

if the phosphorus in the fertilizer doesn't have an opportunity to bind in the soil due to lack of tilling, runoff might be slightly worse. Though I'll be honest, I'm not a farmer, so I don't know if that is even true.

I would prefer to have an abstract or conclusion, to work off of.

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Glyphosate Herbicides Cause Tragic Phosphorus Poisoning of Lake Erie [View all] Scientific Jul 2016 OP

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