Glyphosate Herbicide: An Omnipresent Environmental Toxicant and Its Potential Human Health Impacts
摘要
The increasing application of agrochemicals for the purpose of weed control has emerged as a defining characteristic of contemporary industrial agriculture over the course of last few decades. The widespread application of chemical herbicides has been a source of concern in the agricultural sector all over the world, which has led to the over-expression of worry for the environment and human health. N-phosphomethyl glycine (glyphosate) is the herbicide that is most successful, celebrated, and widely utilized to date. Nevertheless, its value is currently in jeopardy due to the advent of weed species that are resistant to glyphosate and the harmful effects that it exhibits on the environment and human health. This herbicide has also developed resistance in a number of weed species, which has resulted in a decrease in crop production. The excessive application of glyphosate in agricultural regions and the runoff of glyphosate from the surface into groundwater sources are the primary causes of the existence of glyphosate intermediates in many systems, including soil ecosystems and water bodies. Given its widespread presence, glyphosate poses a threat to various non-target species, including humans and animals, within the environment.