Sen Green wants ban on Roundup

[Midnight Rambler]

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Originally posted by Obie

When the ban goes into effect we can always use 2,4-D because it will still be legal !!

2,4-D was a component of Agent Orange and Round-up wasn't !!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,4-Dichlor...cetic_acid

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While 2,4-D is somewhat more toxic than glyphosate, it isn't the reason people got sick from Agent Orange. It's because the chemical synthesis used for 2,4,5-T, the other herbicide in the mixture (which is itself more toxic), produces dioxins as a byproduct, which are much more toxic in both short and long term effects.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioxins_an..._compounds