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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The fact that this paper identifies a
whole range of medical issues linked to (presumably) one active ingredient
makes me suspicious; it would seem to be much more realistic that a study on
the potential ill-effects of an already rigorously studied, very well-known and
contentious chemical and product, would turn up perhaps a single significant
linkage between ill-health and glyphosate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A colleague sent this link to a Huffington
Post article (not exactly known for being journalistic shills for big business)
which makes a nice rebuttal:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tamar-haspel/condemning-monsanto-with-_b_3162694.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tamar-haspel/condemning-monsanto-with-_b_3162694.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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not impactful, journal?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> APWG
[mailto:apwg-bounces@lists.plantconservation.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ferriel, Roger<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 25, 2013
1:11 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
apwg@lists.plantconservation.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [APWG] Heavy use of
herbicide Roundup linked to health dangers: study</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>By Carey Gillam<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(Reuters)
- Heavy use of the world's most popular herbicide, Roundup, could be linked to
a range of health problems and diseases, including Parkinson's, infertility and
cancers, according to a new study.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><a
href="http://news.yahoo.com/heavy-herbicide-roundup-linked-health-dangers-study-175043787--finance.html">http://news.yahoo.com/heavy-herbicide-roundup-linked-health-dangers-study-175043787--finance.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>-- <br>
Roger D. Ferriel<br>
Botanist<br>
Division of Fire and Aviation Management<br>
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BLM Vale District<br>
Baker Resource Area<br>
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P O Box</st1:Street> 947</st1:address><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Baker City</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97814</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
phone: 541 523-1424<br>
fax: 541 523-1965<br>
email: <a href="mailto:rferriel@blm.gov" target="_blank">rferriel@blm.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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