Glyphosate
Accumulates in
Biofilms*
• Glyphosate polluting waterways is rapidly adsorbed into biofilms
• Concentrations of glyphosate in biofilms were two to four orders of magnitude higher than those in the surrounding water
• Glyphosate appears to rapidly disappear from waterways, but this is an illusion
• Juvenile fish and amphibians dwell in the biofilms
“We may be underrecognizing the potential ecological risk of contaminants, like glyphosate, that are bioconcentrating in biofilms and subsequently being consumed.”
*Laura Beecraft et al.Science of the Total Environment 756 (2021) 143993.
Glyphosate
Disrupts the
Ecosystem