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To: ConservativeMind

How close is Roundup to Agent Orange, chemically speaking?


14 posted on 07/07/2025 11:11:19 PM PDT by rexthecat
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To: rexthecat

No dioxin in roundup.. it’s the big nasty in agent orange.


29 posted on 07/08/2025 2:14:46 AM PDT by Waverunner (Torah! Torah! Torah! my favorite IDF radio code.)
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To: rexthecat

“How close is Roundup to Agent Orange, chemically speaking?”

chemically speaking, they’re both organic chemicals, made up of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and an atom of phosphorous [glysophate] or an atom of chlorine (agent orange] ...

agent orange is nothing more than orange colorant mixed with the weed killer 2,4,D which has been in use since 1923 ... 2,4,D kills only broad leaf plants, and is an analog of auxin, which is a natural plant growth hormone ... 2,4,D induces a plant to grow itself to death ...

chemically speaking, no relationship between glysophate and agent orange ...


79 posted on 07/08/2025 8:49:33 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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