Excretion of the Herbicide Glyphosate in Older Adults Between 1993 and 2016

Paul J Mills; Izabela Kania-Korwel; John Fagan; Linda K McEvoy; Gail A Laughlin; Elizabeth Barrett-Connor

doi:10.1001/jama.2017.11726

Excretion of the Herbicide Glyphosate in Older Adults Between 1993 and 2016

JAMA. 2017 Oct 24;318(16):1610-1611. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.11726.

Authors

Paul J Mills¹, Izabela Kania-Korwel², John Fagan², Linda K McEvoy³, Gail A Laughlin¹, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor⁴

Affiliations

¹ Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.
² Health Research Institute Laboratories, Fairfield, Iowa.
³ Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.
⁴ Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.

Abstract

This study reports urinary levels of glyphosate, an herbicide sprayed onto genetically modified crops, among participants in the Rancho Bernardo Study of Healthy Aging between 1993 and 2016.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
California
Crops, Agricultural
Female
Glycine / analogs & derivatives*
Glycine / urine
Glyphosate
Herbicides / urine*
Humans
Isoxazoles
Male
Organophosphonates / urine
Tetrazoles

Substances

Herbicides
Isoxazoles
Organophosphonates
Tetrazoles
2-amino-3-(3-hydrox-5(2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)isoxazol-4-yl)propionic acid
Glycine

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances

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