RT Report
T1 Glyphosate - Environmental Health Criteria 159
A1 World Health Organization, 
K1 chemical
K1 environmental health
K1 herbicide
SN 92 4 157159 4
YR 1994
FD 1994
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29463
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/29463
NO Glyphosate is a weak organic acid consisting of a glycine and a phosphonomethyl moiety. The empirical formula is C3H8NO5P. Glyphosate is usually formulated as a salt of the deprotonated acid of glyphosate and a cation, e.g., isopropylamine or trimethylsulfonium. Glyphosate is a post-emergent, systemic and non-selective herbicide that is used in both agricultural and non-agricultural areas all over the world.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 21, 2026