Interesting study I ran across published in early September 2015 that looked at biochar as a way to "reduce the leaching of glyphosate in agricultural soils". The first thing that struck me is that the very first sentence stated that glyphosate leaches through soil layers into water supplies. It has been stated by the manufacturers all along that glyphosate doesn't move in the soil. They say that it stays where it is sprayed, where it degrades. Monsanto themselves claim in a referred to reference that "field and laboratory studies show it does not leach appreciably" Unfortunately, that has been found to be false and this study shows that the problem exists to a level that agriculturalist are actively seeking out ways to mediate the glyphosate. In this study, they did find that the biochar has potential to help reduce glyphosate leaching in soils.
Folks, glyphosate in the environment is a real issue. Farmers know this, researchers know this, and the public knows this, yet agribusiness still denies this. The problem is that when you have known chemicals showing up in water samples from surface water, underground wells and sea waters, the problem is widespread. Glyphosate does indeed accumulate in the environment.
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