The Dangers of Chemical Weed Control
Hot water weed control avoids the harmful chemicals used by traditional methods. Chemical herbicides contribute to air, water and soil pollution – not only do they pollute the soil where they have been applied, but rainwater can transfer these harmful chemicals to other areas. As a result, some harmful herbicides end up in waterways where they can kill fish and other aquatic life.
Chemical herbicides pose health dangers to those using and directly exposed to weed killers, as well as people who buy food grown using these chemicals. Direct exposure to herbicides causes skin irritation, while inhaling these harmful chemicals irritates the throat and nasal passages.
More serious health effects from herbicide exposure have been highlighted in recent research into the cancer-causing potential of glyphosate herbicides, the most widely used weedkilling products in the world. This has found that people with high exposures to the popular pesticides have a 41% increased risk of developing a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Another significant downside of using chemical herbicides is caused by weeds’ ability to adapt to chemicals applied and become increasingly resistant to their intended effects. As a result, it is very common for regular herbicide users to have to use more and more of these chemicals to keep weeds at bay. This stubborn resistance therefore increases herbicide costs for and results in a larger quantity of herbicides in the soil.
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Health Risks of Chemical Weed Control
Chemical herbicides pose health dangers to those using and directly exposed to weed killers, as well as people who buy food grown using these chemicals. Direct exposure to herbicides causes skin irritation, while inhaling these harmful chemicals irritates the throat and nasal passages.
More serious health effects from herbicide exposure have been highlighted in recent research into the cancer-causing potential of glyphosate herbicides, the most widely used weedkilling products in the world. This has found that people with high exposures to the popular pesticides have a 41% increased risk of developing a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin lymphoma.