![]() ![]() ![]() Public health experts can't always draw a firm conclusion from studies whose methodologies are lacking in scientific rigor. It's not always easy to determine whether a particular substance is causing harm or just happens to be present when some other agent is to blame. ![]() The evidence is slowly mounting-but not yet conclusive. The problem is, the herbicide that was once considered clean and green may no longer be safe by today's standards. It's used widely in agriculture in soybean, corn, sugarcane, and wheat fields, and it turns up in most "weed and feed" products as well as in many lawn treatments. The pesticide, which allows not just grasses but also fruits and vegetables to flourish, can attack both the roots and leaves of weeds by making the unwanted plant's cells grow out of control-sort of like inducing cancer in the plant to kill it or drastically slow its spread. ![]()
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