I read an article once that stated non-toxic levels of teratogenic pesticides can alter the sexual preference in male rats.
Is it possible that these same teratogenic pesticides could have a similar affect on Bull Elk, and that could lead to a decline
in the number of elk calves ?
Perhaps it is having a similar effect on the homo sapiens.
You are correct and brilliant - not puzzled at all!
A long winded post that said nothing about areas receiving lethal doses to wildlife. If your theory was correct, all the humans eating crops that had these chemicals applied on them would be dead.
All of North America is receiving high levels. Some individuals are less sensitive than others. While glyphosate was found in 93% of the
131 human urine samples tested at an average level of 3.096 parts per billion (PPB) that is not enough to kill everyone immediately. Also, glyphosate causes several diseases, including cancer, but usually does not cause immediate death in humans. Cancer, for example takes a while and sometimes can be treated.
This is what was said in an article about the study of glyphosate levels.
"Here are the two primary reasons why we should be very, very alarmed about these tests.
1) For those who are unaware, glyphosate is a super-toxic chemical and is the primary ingredient in Monsanto's weed killer RoundUp.
Most importantly, it was
classified by the World Health Organization as a "probable human carcinogen".
This means that it probably causes cancer.
How widespread is glyphosate? 250 million pounds are sprayed on our crops, lawns, and parks each year in the U.S., with 1.65 billion pounds used each year around the world. This stuff is everywhere! (Me - this is important because a high prevalence of tests of rain tested positive.)
2) The levels that were found in the urine are a real cause for alarm.
As mentioned, glyphosate was found in 93% of the 131 urine samples tested at an average level of 3.096 parts per billion (PPB).
Children had the highest levels with an average of 3.586 PPB, and the regions with the highest levels were the West and the Midwest with an average of 3.053 PPB and 3.050 PPB respectively. By comparison, the
average level in Europe was around 1 PPB.
However, glyphosate has never been studied by regulators or the chemical industry at levels that the human population in the U.S. is being exposed to (under 3 mg/kg body weight/day).
This is a huge hole in the risk assessment process for glyphosate, as evidence suggests that low levels of the chemical may hack hormones even more than high levels –
a higher dose does not necessarily mean a more toxic, hormone disruptive effect."
In other words, a low dose of a hormone disrupting toxin can have greater detrimental effects than higher doses.