The herbicide glyphosate, N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine, has been used extensively in the
past 40 years, under the assumption that side effects were minimal. However, in recent …

Abstract Glyphosate, introduced by Monsanto Company under the commercial name
Roundup in 1974, became the extensively used herbicide worldwide in the last few …

Widespread use of the herbicide glyphosate in agriculture has resulted in serious
environmental problems. Thus, environment-friendly technological solutions are urgently …

Glyphosate-based herbicide products are the most widely used broad-spectrum herbicides
in the world for postemergent weed control. There are ever-increasing concerns that …

Glyphosate is a non-specific organophosphate pesticide, which finds widespread
application in shielding crops against the weeds. Its high solubility in hydrophilic solvents …

Glyphosate has emerged as the most widespread herbicide to control annual and perennial
weeds. Massive use of glyphosate for decades has resulted in its ubiquitous presence in the …

The widely occurring degradation product aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) is a result
of glyphosate and amino-polyphosphonate degradation. Massive use of the parent …

Paraquat herbicide has served over five decades to control annual and perennial weeds.
Despite agricultural benefits, its toxicity to terrestrial and aquatic environments raises serious …

In the past decades, industrial and scientific communities have developed a complex
standardized system (eg, OECD, ISO, CEN) to evaluate the biodegradability of chemical …

The large-scale use of glyphosate has led to the continuous accumulation of residues in the
environment, disrupting ecological balance and posing a threat to human health. The main …