Dataset of compounds in glyphosate-free herbicides

Gilles-Eric Seralini; Gerald Jungers

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2020.106564

Dataset of compounds in glyphosate-free herbicides

Data Brief. 2020 Nov 23:33:106564. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106564. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Gilles-Eric Seralini¹, Gerald Jungers²

Affiliations

¹ Network on Risks, Quality and Sustainable Environment and Faculty of Sciences, University of Caen Normandy, France.
² Spark-Vie, France.

Abstract

We analysed 14 recently marketed pesticides for consumers, available in France, Germany, and Poland. They were supposed to be glyphosate-free herbicides; glyphosate was banned for sale to the public in 2019. Measurements of 36 metals, 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, 6 essential minerals, and glyphosate plus aminomethyl phosphonic acid, were performed in a laboratory accredited for regulatory purposes. The technologies used were respectively inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, gas-chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, and high-performance liquid chromatography. These data can be used by scientists, the public, and regulatory bodies.

Keywords: Glyphosate-free herbicide; Heavy metals; Mass spectrometry; Minerals; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Roundup.