Date of Award
2018
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
First Advisor
Bindu Panikkar
Second Advisor
Patricia O’Kane
Third Advisor
Tatiana Abatemarco
Keywords
glyphosate, Roundup, regulations, environmental health, human/community health
Abstract
Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world and remains the main active ingredient in Monsanto’s product Roundup. Not only is glyphosate used for agricultural production, including Roundup-Ready crops, it is also used in many other day-to-day applications outside of agriculture, including lawn-care maintenance. Though there are policies set in place by the EPA, different studies conducted by national and international agencies show that this herbicide poses significant health risks to humans and the broader environment. Grounded in the concepts of risk perception, and 90 survey responses from a door-to-door survey, this study investigates the public perceptions on pesticide use in Franklin County, Vermont and makes future policy-recommendations surrounding glyphosate usage in the State of Vermont. The study finds that citizens are rarely involved in chemical regulations; studies on risk perceptions and risk analysis can be resourceful in future policy-making.
Recommended Citation
Helbig, Rachel C., "The Glyphosate Controversy: How Vermont Perspectives Could Inform Future Policy" (2018). Environmental Studies Electronic Thesis Collection. 48.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/envstheses/48