Do you love your local park and spend time walking around,
sitting on benches or stretching out for a nap on the lush
grass? What about pesticides and herbicides, how much do you
know about what chemicals are used in that oasis of green that
we look too for clean air and exercise? Well over in New York
City, one investigative reporter has uncovered some pretty
disturbing information about a very powerful herbicide being
used throughout the city’s park system, without much of anyone
knowing the risks involved. Roundup, one of agribusiness giant
Monsanto’s most successful products, consists primarily of
glyphosate, and is considered to be a low-risk toxin according
to the Environmental Protection Agency of the US. It is used for
killing weeds and other unwanted grasses, many of which could
grow in your local urban green space. As reported by Anna Lenzer
in Mother Jones Magazine, according to the New York City
Department of Health, “Monsanto’s Roundup brand alone was
applied by the city nearly 500 times last yea