An insight into the toxicological effects of the herbicide glyphosate

What is it about?

This review gives an insight into the toxicological effects of the herbicide glyphosate and current approaches to track and identify trace amounts of this agrochemical along with its biodegradability and possible remediating strategies.

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Why is it important?

Glyphosate is a non-specific organophosphate pesticide, which finds widespread application in shielding crops against the weeds. Despite the widespread application, only a few percentages of the total applied glyphosate serve the actual purpose, dispensing the rest in the environment, thus resulting in reduced crop yields, low quality agricultural products, deteriorating soil fertility, contributing to water pollution, and consequently threatening human and animal life.

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