/newsroom/taxonomy/term/11073/all en /newsroom/channels/news/freshwater-ecosystems-risk-due-glyphosate-use-333104 <p><em>One of the few species that was found to be resistant to severe glyphosate contamination was Scapholeberis mucronata, a freshwater zooplankter commonly found in Québec and elsewhere in North America. CREDIT: Marie-Pier Hébert</em></p> Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:22:00 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 274167 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/widely-used-weed-killer-harming-biodiversity-320906 <p>One of the world’s most widely used glyphosate-based herbicides, Roundup, can trigger loss of biodiversity, making ecosystems more vulnerable to pollution and climate change, say <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-020-1134-5">researchers from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº</a>.</p> Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:29:15 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 200011 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-cause-concern-over-weedkiller-glyphosate-295385 <p>New research from Æ»¹ûÒùÔº reveals an overlooked impact that the widely used herbicide glyphosate may be having on the environment.</p> <p>First commercialized by Monsanto under the name Roundup, glyphosate has come under scrutiny in the past, mostly in relation to its potential toxicity. This new research, published recently in the Ecological Society of America’s Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, focuses not on direct health risks associated with the herbicide, but on its contribution to environmental phosphorus levels, an issue that has yet to receive much attention.</p> Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:08:50 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 151440 at /newsroom