California allows 1,000 ppb of glyphosate in drinking water

Glyphosate carcinotoxicity was documented years earlier

Ten years later, California lowers its level by just 10%

Now the evidence is becoming clear: Monsanto's chemicals are killing women

Glyphosate is the new DDT

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(NaturalNews) Late last week, a story broke that revealed glyphosate -- the chemical name of Roundup herbicide -- multiplies the proliferation of breast cancer cells by 500% to 1300%... even at exposures of just a few(ppt).The study, published in, is entitled, "Glyphosate induces human breast cancer cells growth via estrogen receptors." You can read the abstract here There's a whole lot more to this story, however, but to follow it, you need to understand these terms:= parts per million = 10= number of parts out of a million= parts per billion = 10, which is 1,000 times smaller than ppm= parts per trillion = 10, which is 1,000 times smaller than ppb and 1,000,000 times smaller than ppmThe study found that breast cancer cell proliferation is accelerated by glyphosate in extremely low concentrations: ppt to ppb. The greatest effect was observed in the ppb range, including single-digit ppb such as 1 ppb.This news, all by itself, sent shockwaves across the 'net all weekend. Women were asking things like: "You mean to tell me that glyphosate residues on crops in just ppt or ppb concentrations can give me breast cancer?" It doesn't exactly translate like that. It depends on how much you eat vs. your body mass (nanograms of glyphosate per kilogram of body weight). But with ridiculously small amounts of this chemical now being correlated to cancer cell proliferation, you don't have to eat much at all in order to put yourself at risk.But it's not justglyphosate that's the problem. You're also DRINKING it.In December of 1997, California released itsdocument. You can view the document yourself at:The document openly admits:It then goes on to state something borrowed straight from Monsanto's quack science team: "Glyphosate is not mutagenic or teratogenic and there is no evidence for reproductive toxicity in multigeneration studies in rats."Based on this blatant lie, California set an upper limit of "1.0 mg/L (1,000 ppb) for glyphosate in drinking water ."Yes, that's 1,000 times higher than the amount now shown to cause a 500% to 1300% increase in cancer cell proliferation.What's even more shocking is that-- 700 ppb.Yes, California -- the state where more people are concerned about GMOs than seemingly anywhere else -- actually used Monsanto-sounding language in its "official" report that set awater contamination level than the federal government!Even though California released this document in 1997, the state was already willfully ignoring a growing body of scientific evidence documenting glyphosate toxicity. For example, a study published two years earlier -- in 1995 -- in the(Volume 15, Number 3, Fall 1995) written by Caroline Cox concluded:In other words, California-- or should have known -- that glyphosate was harmful to humans. But the California government willfully ignored this evidence and seemingly went out of its way to incorporate deceptive Monsanto spin into its "Public Health Goal" documents, thereby allowingof glyphosate in drinking water than we now know to cause cancer cell proliferation.Fast forward to 2007. After a public comment period which was no doubt dominated by disinfo-spewing Monsanto trolls, the state of California issued an updated Public Health Goal (PHG) document.You can view that document here:It concludes that the allowable glyphosate exposure for all Californians should be lowered to 900 ppb -- stillas we see in the study released last week.This 2007 document from the California government also borrows language that sounds like it's right out of Monsanto's P.R. department: "Based on the genotoxicity and carcinogenicity study results, glyphosate is not likely to pose a cancer hazard to humans," it says.Now it's 2013. We've seen the horrific results of the GMO rat study revealing the growth of massive tumors in rats exposed to GMOs and Roundup (glyphosate). We've also now seen the "parts per trillion" study showing cancer cell proliferation being caused by ultra-low concentrations of glyphosate.We also know the biotech industry has gone to ridiculous lengths to spread disinfo on all this -- to try to discredit scientists who speak out against GMOs and glyphosate, to get scientists blackballed from the industry, and to buy off politicians and members of the press to make sure there is no coverage granted to any scientific studies reporting the dangers of genetically modified crops (and their related chemical herbicides).Based on what we're seeing now,. Glyphosate is the new DDT, and it's contaminating our waterways, soils, food and bodies.Furthermore, the California government has clearly been complicit in allowing extremely high levels of glyphosate to contaminate the public drink water , thereby causingAnd what will the California government tell you now that the truth has come out? Now that they've allowed their own population to be exposed to a thousand times the concentration needed to accelerate the growth of cancer tumors?"Run for the cure!" And don't label GMOs, either, because you don't have a right to know whether you're eating deadly poison in your food.Take part in the global video revolt against Monsanto. Learn more at: