<div dir="ltr">One factor to consider is quantity. Do the studies test response according to quantity applied? My experience with the anti-glyphosate movement is that it doesn't discriminate between massive applications on farms and much smaller, more targeted applications for habitat restoration. <div><br></div><div>Steve</div><div><a href="http://PrincetonNatureNotes.org">PrincetonNatureNotes.org</a></div><div><a href="http://NewsCompanion.com">NewsCompanion.com</a></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 9:37 AM, Kirsten Johnson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kirsten2622@comcast.net" target="_blank">kirsten2622@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div>Sorry I can’t help with the glyphosate question - but FYI - you can get a free account with Jstor that allows you to search and read on line, plus save 3 items at a time on your ’shelf.’ Go to the jstor homepage and click “register." You cannot print. However, I have found that articles I’ve first located on jstor are sometimes printable from elsewhere on line. <div><br></div><div>Kirsten</div><div><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5"><div>On Oct 18, 2017, at 9:17 AM, Ossi, Damien (DOEE) <<a href="mailto:damien.ossi@dc.gov" target="_blank">damien.ossi@dc.gov</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_544016597328832336Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div><div><div><div class="h5"><div class="m_544016597328832336WordSection1" style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I am trying to convince the land managers in my city (Greenbelt, MD) to start managing the invasive plants on some of their land. I am getting some pushback from a community group that says there’s proof that glyphosate will kill or damage trees and soil biota. I’ve been looking for published papers that would support of refute their arguments, but have been unable to find much. (I don’t have access to JSTOR, BioOne, etc.) <u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">They are citing the following documents:<span class="m_544016597328832336Apple-converted-space"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">(1) Pennsylvania Extension Service: Tree roots absorb glyphosate; it has a much longer half-life than when it is in the soil. A single glyphosate application results in ,persistent stunted leaf growth.<span class="m_544016597328832336Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://extension.psu.edu/use-glyphosate-with-care-near-trees" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://extension.psu.<wbr>edu/use-glyphosate-with-care-<wbr>near-trees</a><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">(2) Michigan Extension Service: Herbicides that touch the bark of mature, healthy trees may be absorbed by the outer bark and negatively affect the adjacent vascular tissue.<span class="m_544016597328832336Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/be_careful_where_you_spray_that_stuff" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://msue.anr.msu.<wbr>edu/news/be_careful_where_you_<wbr>spray_that_stuff</a><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">(3) Glyphosate interferes with the ability of tree roots to absorb manganese, zinc, iron, and boron from the soil; resulting in root rot, reduced cold hardiness, and reduced drought hardiness.<span class="m_544016597328832336Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://homeguides.sfgate.com/effect-glyphosate-tree-roots-29076.html" style="color:purple;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">http://homeguides.<wbr>sfgate.com/effect-glyphosate-<wbr>tree-roots-29076.html</a><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Does anyone have any resources that address these issues, or is there any known comprehensive document that reviews and summarizes independent research on the effects on glyphosate in forest ecosystems?<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Damien<u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10pt">Damien P. 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