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Herbicide and farm dust together damaged female mice lungs in five days: USask research

by Todd Humber
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Breathing a mix of bacterial endotoxins from farm dust and the herbicide glyphosate caused lung changes in female mice that did not appear with either contaminant alone, after just five…

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Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at Safety News Canada, published by North Wall Media.

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