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Insecticides Modified in GM Corn Polluting U.S. Waters

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By Elizabeth Renter

Corn, a crop most likely to be genetically modified – with 70 percent of  corn engineered simply to drown in Monsanto’s best-selling herbicide Roundup -  is casting off its GMO contaminants into surrounding waterways, and  likely making it into your drinking water. According to researchers, the  insecticides modified into the corn are being detected in streams up to 500  meters away from corn farms, and quite possibly further.

The research was conducted in the states of Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana,  where corn fields are abundant. Scientists found the bacterial protein washed  off the corn and directly into the streams. While they won’t say for certain  what this means for human health, the consensus is that it can’t be good.

According to U.K.’s Independent,  U.S. corn has a gene from the Bacillus thuriengensis (BT) bacterium inserted  into it to repel bugs. This gene produced the Cry1Ab protein, which “has  insecticidal properties.” It’s this protein that is being found in the water  system.

It’s believed the protein is making its way to the  water because of the  practice of leaving plant material on the field until the next season. This “no  till” method is used because it prevents erosion, but it also provides an  opportunity for the potentially dangerous protein to be washed away.

And while the GM  corn is a culprit in polluting our waters, research has pointed to GMO  farming in general and chemicals like glyphosate for being significant causes  of water pollution. One explosive  study confirmed that glyphosate, the active ingredient residing in  the ever-so-popular Roundup product from Monsanto, is making its way into  groundwater across the nation through widespread contamination of aquifers,  wells, and springs

Needless to say, this isn’t the first time Bt has been….

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