US industry questions EPA biological evaluation of glyphosate

摘要

US agrochemical industry association CropLife American (CLA) has questioned the US EPA’s conclusions on adverse effects of the herbicide, glyphosate, on endangered species. The EPA’s draft biological evaluation, issued last November, found that glyphosate “is likely to adversely affect a significant percent of endangered species and critical habitats”. However, CLA criticises the assessment methods and says that the EPA did not use the best available data for glyphosate use and application rates.