Umwelt- und analytische Toxikologie

Detection of Glyphosate in Malformed Piglets

Abstract

Monika Krüger, Wieland Schrödl, Ib Pedersen and Awad A Shehata

Glyphosate residues in different organs and tissues as lungs, liver, kidney, brain, gut wall and heart of malformed euthanized one-day-old Danish piglets (N= 38) were tested using ELISA. All organs or tissues had glyphosate in different concentrations. The highest concentrations were seen in the lungs (Range 0.4-80 μg/ml) and hearts (Range 0.15-80 μg/ml). The lowest concentrations were detected in muscles (4.4-6.4 μg/g). The detection of such glyphosate concentrations in these malformed piglets could be an allusion to the cause of these congenital anomalies. Further investigations are urgently needed to prove or exclude the role of glyphosate in malformations in piglets and other animals.