The amount of glyphosate being applied to UK crop has risen by 1,000% since 1990, new data analysis from PAN UK has revealed.
Analysis of government data by the organisation revealed the amount of the herbicide being applied to UK crops rose from 200 metric tonnes in 1990 to more than 2,200 metric tonnes in 2024.
Major increases were particularly seen on crops like potatoes, which rose from 1.5 tonnes to 66 tonnes per year.
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NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 131d
Don't worry, citizen. The chemical designed to kill plants and animals could NEVER cause harm in humans.
xep@discuss.online · 3 pts · 131d
Stephanie Seneff has been studying Glyphosate for more than a decade and her book Toxic Legacy is worth reading.
lol_idk@piefed.social · 2 pts · 131d
If you go back even farther, it’s up 2200%
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 131d
So this is why british people are like that. too many chemicals in da brain /s
Iveyline@mastodon.social · 1 pts · 131d
@GreyShuck It's criminal
vivalapivo@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 131d
Monsanto. Duh?