Cancer-Linked Herbicide Chemical Found in Over 80 Percent of US Urine Samples: CDC Study

Cancer-Linked Herbicide Chemical Found in Over 80 Percent of US Urine Samples: CDC Study
Roundup weed killer is shown in Chicago, Ill., on May 14, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Katabella Roberts
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Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have found a widely-used herbicide chemical that has been linked to cancer in the majority of urine samples collected from children and adults in the United States.

The health agency released the results of its National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) last month, which showed that over 80 percent of urine samples tested by the CDC contained glyphosate.
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