How much roundup can I use before I die ?

[LittleLebowski]

I wouldn't use RoundUp on a property with a well on it.

[JodyH]

Looks like Roundup is the newest bogeyman fad.
All the cool kids have move on from vaccines and fracking I guess.
I remember the good old days when it was just aluminum pots causing autism.

[BehindBlueI's]

I wouldn't use RoundUp on a property with a well on it.

I use it in the front yard. The well is in the back and the slope means water run off goes back to front.

[blues]

I use it in the front yard. The well is in the back and the slope means water run off goes back to front.

Same situation here. Well is on high ground and the rest of the property is angled below. The driveway I spray, well below.

[Nephrology]

Looks like Roundup is the newest bogeyman fad.
All the cool kids have move on from vaccines and fracking I guess.
I remember the good old days when it was just aluminum pots causing autism.

Not really a great comparison.

Per previously posted paper, there is probably a small but quantifiable risk of hematologic malignancy in people who are heavily exposed.

Consider this in the context of cigarette smoking (something everyone agrees is Bad For You), which does not raise your lifetime risk of malignancy above never-smokers until you hit roughly 10 pack-years (i.e. 1 pack/day for 10 years, 2 packs/day for 5 years, etc).

It's probably not the very most potent carcinogen in the world, but in a stakes/odds analysis, I'd do my best to limit exposure as much as possible. Wear gloves, N95 respirator, etc.

You see enough young people sick and/or dying of weird primary cancers and it makes a little extra precaution seem very much worthwhile.

[BJXDS]

I wouldn't use RoundUp on a property with a well on it.

I hear ya but we have a well and everyone around me uses it including farmers. I don’t really like it but not a dam thing I can do about it. I hope my drilled well is safer than a bored well, but we are all still pulling from the same aquifer.

I wonder what municipalities that have large community wells or pull from reservoirs do to mitigate exposure??

[Borderland]

I hear ya but we have a well and everyone around me uses it including farmers. I don’t really like it but not a dam thing I can do about it. I hope my drilled well is safer than a bored well, but we are all still pulling from the same aquifer.

I wonder what municipalities that have large community wells or pull from reservoirs do to mitigate exposure??

They test their water monthly but that doesn't mean a hell of a lot. Their standards are pretty low. We have 7 water districts where I live (community wells) and none of those 7 district managers will drink the well water. They said that in a closed meeting. My neighbor snuck into a meeting and heard them say it. We just bought a 4 gal filter. He's been filtering his water for years. Most of my neighbors won't drink the well water either.

[RevolverRob]

If you're going to salt, salt the area and then water it thoroughly to allow the salt to be absorbed into the roots systems. Two or three saltings and waterings will generally kill anything in the salt zone and keep it back for 12-18 months.

Remember, never burn poison ivy/oak/sumac when burned the resin that causes skin irritation becomes an aerosol. And breathing that stuff in is REALLY bad for you, it will cause acute upper respiratory illness that can cause permanent damage to the lungs.

[Borderland]

Looks like Roundup is the newest bogeyman fad.
All the cool kids have move on from vaccines and fracking I guess.
I remember the good old days when it was just aluminum pots causing autism.

I think semi-auto rifles is way ahead of Roundup. We all have those around here but we don't drink the well water.

[BehindBlueI's]

FWIW, I wasn't serious about burning it. It's too close to my house and pump electronics anyway. I was just doing the whole "kill it, kill it with fire" bit due to my distaste for dealing with poisonous plants.