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Glyphosate [Roundup], an herbicide linked to cancer, found in 98% of Ecudorian youth: study (www.salon.com)
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The popular weedkiller has also been found in 80% of Americans' urine, according to a 2022 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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[–] BigDickEnergy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago

Your body literally produces cyanide all the time, it's just really good at metabolizing it quickly before it builds up to a harmful concentration... so yeah, great example.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/ac980498b?casa_token=boif8fhideiaaaaa%3akcfhnwkqe8mtgropqjnkyldk9ie09zz9gdtcgrgq2p5af5yh9xnsshwpxy_ie6h4wb8yrvaagkwtvxjz