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Studies have found associations between exposure to some herbicides and pesticides and cancer, hormone disruption, and other acute and chronic health conditions.
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
To illustrate, Roundup campaigns would reasonably expect claimants in agricultural regions, where the herbicide was heavily used, rather than in urban areas with little or no farming activity.
—Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Natural sources may be treated with pesticides and herbicides, and are also prone to contamination with bacteria and other pathogens, Manning adds.
—Alice Park, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Bayer is the manufacturer of the herbicide Roundup.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
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Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
To illustrate, Roundup campaigns would reasonably expect claimants in agricultural regions, where the herbicide was heavily used, rather than in urban areas with little or no farming activity.
—Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Natural sources may be treated with pesticides and herbicides, and are also prone to contamination with bacteria and other pathogens, Manning adds.
—Alice Park, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Bayer is the manufacturer of the herbicide Roundup.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Herbicide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbicide. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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herbicide
noun
her·bi·cide
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌsīd 
: a chemical substance used to destroy or stop plant growth
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