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Are tapwaters contaminated by herbicides glyphosate? Where do these unsubstantiated rumors come from?
What is a Glyphosate herbicide?

Glyphosate ("ingredient name "glyphosateisopropylamine-salt") is an herbicide widely used in gardening and agriculture across the world and in particular Japan. When it is sprayed, it gets absorption from the green parts such as stems and leaves, migrates to the roots, and eventually withers the entire plant. All plants die after the herbicide has been applied to leaves. Pesticide companies usually offer herbicides containing glyphosate after the patent expires. All herbicides containing glyphosate currently in the market are safe and have passed strict examination.

Glyphosate has one of its distinct characteristics that is its security. It is because of a mechanism that blocks the actions of enzymes that are found in plants (not present on animals) and is extremely low in toxicity to animals. In addition, the chemical solution has the capacity to absorb into soil and serve as food for microorganisms. The chemical can be separated into carbon dioxide, water and other compounds. It is a pesticide that is recognized in the world that contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions because it allows no-tillage agriculture.

Tap water glyphosate

Tap water is secure

Do you know if glyphosate is in tap water?

グリホサート Weekly Shincho stated in April 2020 that "In Japan, there's no any standard value for glyphosate found in the tap water. There is only the value that is targeted." This number is higher than that of other pesticides or other countries. This also includes drinking water that has been polluted by pesticides. I published an article declaring that there was. It was believed that high concentrations may still remain in tap water. However, this isn't the case.

Firstof all, glyphosate does not have a specific value, but only a goal value. This is due to the fact that glyphosate 10 minutes at 2 ppm is the draft water quality standard value. The reason is that tap water hasn't seen glyphosate concentrations exceeding 0.2ppm (which is one). According to a Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare study, Japan has not seen any instances of glyphosate contamination in tap water with concentrations that exceed 0.02ppm. The main reason is that there isn't any risk of detection.

In addition, the soil metabolizes the glyphosate with a rate of halving within two days. グリホサート The same amount of glyphosate can be absorbed into tap water and rivers and will not be polluted.

Japanese tap water is secure

The tap water of Japan is considered to be safe throughout the world. It is safe to consume tap water as it is. There are 51 standards for inspection, and water supplies are under strict quality control. In accordance with the difference in pH the water is classified as "acidic", 'neutral" or "alkaline". However Japan's water quality standard states that tap water has to be close to neutral (5.8 or higher , and 8.6 or lower). グリホサート Iron rust remains a possibility in the event that your water supply pipes have been damaged.

How does tap water get created? Tap water is mostly made by surface water that is, for instance, water from dam lakes or rivers. The water collected in the water purification plant gets sterilized by injecting chlorine and then removing impurities by precipitation and filtration. The water from the tap is piped to the homes.

https://www.pankougyokai.or.jp/information/glyphosate.html A story about Japanese pesticide residue standard value

Japan's glyphosate standard value for wheat is 5ppm. It was 5ppm prior to December 2017. There are many views about this subject, such as "We reduced the limit to 30ppm six times and we rebuked health harm."

https://wedge.ismedia.jp/articles/-/26627 Glyphosate in tap water

The residual value of glyphosate is the same as the international standard.

Truth is, we didn't loosen the standard. We modified it to the international residual standard value. Japan imports wheat in huge amounts, mostly from South America, Canada, the United States and South America. And the importer, the foreign producer, naturally regulates the use of glyphosate to the standard international level of 30ppm. However, Japan's standard 5ppm amount will trigger all imports to be stopped if it is higher than the norm. If this occurs, there could be a disruption to bread wheat supply and Japanese food may be in danger. Therefore, we have revised the standard value so that it is in line with international standards. Of course there's nothing to worry about in terms of safety, even using the current standard values.

Understand glyphosate in a clear manner

It is important to have the right information, based on expert scientific research, so that customers do not get influenced by feelings concerning pesticide residues. It is important to be satisfied with your eating habits and not be distracted by the rumors.


Homepage: https://www.pankougyokai.or.jp/information/glyphosate.html