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Originally Posted by Richard
Mitchel, you are correct about the effects of glyphosate on contact with all of the above. However, after application glyphosate breaks down with a 1/2 life of 2 hours:
in 2 hours: 1/2 remains
in 4 hours: 1/4 remains
in 6 hours: 1/8 remains
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in 24 hours: below toxic levels for all of the above.
Responsible application is the key. And for heavens sake, don't drink it!
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There seems to be a lot of conficting data on the half life. Most that I seen is much longer than what you have suggested, including data from the state of CA.
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Originally Posted by Richard
Monsanto's patent for glyphosate ran out decades ago.
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This is true and it's speculated to be the reason for the creation of Roundup Ready crops.