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1. What is Roundup?
Roundup is a herbicide, a product specifically designed to kill weeds. It contains glyphosate, water and a wetting agent. It is water soluble, has no residual soil activity and is non volatile.
2. Will Roundup harm my family or me?
Based on the results of short term and long term testing, it can be concluded that Roundup poses no danger to human health when used according to label directions. In long term exposure studies of animals, Roundup did not cause cancer, birth defects or adverse reproductive changes at dose levels far in excess of likely exposure.
3. Will Roundup harm pets, birds or other wildlife?
Laboratory and field testing indicates that pets and wildlife will not be harmed by feeding on or coming into contact with plants which have been treated with Roundup used according to label directions.
4. Should children and pets stay away from the sprayed area?
Children and pets should be kept away from the sprayed area until the weeds are completely dry. This is simply to avoid transferring Roundup from the treated weeds into desirable plants.
5. How does Roundup work?
Roundup is taken up through the leaves and moves in the sap flow throughout the plant. It stops the production of proteins so that the plant starves. This process is found only in plants; Roundup has extremely low toxicity to humans and wildlife.
6. Does Roundup harm plants not sprayed?
Roundup will only eliminate plants that are directly sprayed. It must be in direct contact with the plant to work. Roundup will not harm unsprayed plants and will not harm plants by root uptake.
7. Does Roundup stay in the soil?
Roundup is completely biodegradable, breaking down into natural products in both soil and water. Any Roundup that makes its way to the soil, sticks very tightly to the soil and will not move off the treatment site. Micro-organisms then break down the ingredients in Roundup to naturally occurring compounds.
8. Do the packs carry a use-by date?
No. All Roundup containers have a BN (Batch Number) and DOM (Date of Manufacture) stamped on them. The Ready to Use product and the concentrates, provided they are stored in their original containers in cool, shaded storage conditions, will last for many years.
9. What safety equipment is needed when using Roundup?
No special protective clothing or equipment is required when spraying Roundup. However, when handling Roundup in its concentrated form, gloves and eye protection are recommended to avoid eye splashes and direct skin contact.
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