Long Beach is looking to eliminate the use of any products that use glyphosate, a chemical found in the weed killer Roundup, due to health risks that have recently been the subject of national debate and litigation.

The chemical, determined by the World Health Organization to be carcinogenic to humans, will be eliminated completely from use in city parks, and will likely be gradually eliminated from city medians and golf courses, parks officials have told the council.

Four councilmembers brought an item that will be discussed Tuesday at City Council. The item calls on the city to eliminate use of the chemical across the city, though officials acknowledge that alternatives tend to be more expensive and less effective in controlling weeds.

The issue has been discussed locally for several months, but comes for a formal vote roughly a week after a San Francisco jury awarded $289 million to a former groundskeeper who said Roundup left him dying of cancer. The case could bolster similar lawsuits around the state.

Roundup, a common weed killer sold in stores, is manufactured by Monsanto, which has denied a link between glyphosate and cancer, saying hundreds of studies have established that glyphosate is safe.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Roundup’s active ingredient is safe for people when used in accordance with label directions.

However, the France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is part of the World Health Organization, classified it as a “probable human carcinogen” in 2015. California added glyphosate to its list of chemicals known to cause cancer.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers, 333 W. Ocean Blvd.