Glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, found at very high levels in menstrual products in the UK, according to report
Toxic pesticide levels have been found in tampons at levels 40 times higher than the legal limit for drinking water.
Traces of glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, has been found at very high levels in menstrual products, according to a report by the Pesticide Action Network UK (Pan UK), the Women’s Environmental Network and the Pesticide Collaboration.
This is concerning, according to the authors, because chemicals absorbed through the vagina directly enter the bloodstream, bypassing the body’s detoxification systems. This means even small traces of chemicals in direct contact with the vagina could cause health risks.
I’m not a fan of AI or automation in general (at least not without human oversight) but I hope someday autonomous drones can patrol crops and eliminate weeds and harmful insects so we can reduce our dependence on chemicals
Stuff like that actually already exists, although I don’t know it’s effectiveness at scale.
https://roboticsbiz.com/top-9-advanced-agricultural-robots-for-weed-control/
read that as “patrol cops and eliminate weed (the drug)”
anyways, obligatory slaughterbots