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06/09/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Chemists finally identify the molecule responsible for a carcinogen in recycled wastewater

Thanks to a recent study by California-based chemists, recycled water may become much safer for consumption. The researchers announced that they have tracked down the specific chemical molecule responsible for the creation of a highly potent carcinogen in treated wastewater, according to a ScienceDaily article. Formally known as N-nitrosodimethyalmine, NDMA is a cancer-causing byproduct of […]

06/26/2017 / By Mike Adams

California declares glyphosate weed killer (Roundup) to be a cancer-causing poison; will add to Proposition 65 warning list

In a significant victory for consumer safety — and a devastating blow to Monsanto — California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has declared that glyphosate weed killer is a known, cancer-causing carcinogen that will be added to the scope of Proposition 65. Glyphosate weed killer, also sold under the Roundup brand name by […]

03/19/2017 / By JD Heyes

EPA scientist warns that glyphosate (RoundUp) herbicide strips minerals out of food, leaving the body deficient in Zinc and Magnesium

A now-deceased career scientist for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wrote a letter to a colleague that the chemical compound glyphosate, the principle ingredient in Montanto’s “Roundup” herbicide, is far more dangerous than even her own former agency is willing to admit. The scientist, Dr. Marion Copley, D.M.V., who died from cancer, worked for the […]

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