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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Glyphosate, Acetic acid, Dichloroacetic acid, Diclofenac, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Treprostinil, Lumiracoxib, Etodolac, Bromfenac, Alvimopan, 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid, Pentetic acid, Trifluoroacetic acid, Calcein, 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Aminohippuric acid, Benazepril, MCPA, Iodoacetic acid, Trichloroacetic acid, Etacrynic acid, Phenylacetic acid, Indole-3-acetic acid, EGTA, 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid, 4-Chloroindole-3-acetic acid, Tienilic acid, Vanillylmandelic acid, Aceclofenac, Glycocyamine, Benzilic acid, ICI-204,448, Homogentisic acid, Hipposudoric acid, Bromoacetic acid, Acemetacin, Lugduname, Actinorhodin, Santonic acid, Xylenol orange, Gemopatrilat, Cefodizime, 3,4-Dihydroxymandelic acid, Amfenac, Mersalyl acid, Nitroacetic acid, 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid, Temocapril, Allantoic acid, Delapril, Fentiazac, Fenclozic acid, Arsenamide. Excerpt: Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide used to kill weeds, especially annual broadleaf weeds and grasses known to compete with crops grown widely across the Midwest of the United States. Initially patented and sold by Monsanto Company in the 1970s under the tradename Roundup, its U.S. patent expired in 2000. Glyphosate is the most used herbicide in the USA. Exact figures are hard to come by because the U.S. Department of Agriculture stopped updating its pesticide use database in 2008. The EPA estimates that in the US during 2007, the agricultural market used 180 to 185 million pounds (82,000 to 84,000 tonnes) of glyphosate, the home and garden market used 5 to 8 million pounds (2,300 to 3,600 tonnes), and industry, commerce and government used 13 to 15 million pounds (5,900 to 6,800 tonnes), according to its Pesticide Industry Sales & Usage Report for 2006-2007 published in Februa...
