A total of 68 families took part in the research, including 14 farm families.
ONE IN FOUR people in Ireland have low-level exposure to the weed killer glyphosate, new research has suggested.It was carried out to understand better the risk posed to humans by chemicals such as pesticides, with the European Commission also currently re-evaluating glyphosates in work due to be published later this year.
There has been much controversy over the potential adverse health effects of this commonly used pesticide. ‘Quantifiable levels’ Dr Alison Connolly, exposure scientist who conducted the research, said that while the “quantifiable levels of glyphosate were low”, it was important to understand how the exposure occurs among different groups, particularly vulnerable people such as children.“This information is necessary for conducting robust regulatory risk assessments, managing exposure levels, and fully understanding their effect on human health,” Dr Connolly said.
Dr Marie Coggins, Senior Lecturer in Exposure Science at University of Galway, said it was a controversial pesticide which requires further study.
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