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Glyphosate potassium salt in the yard and garden

High risk for your yard

Glyphosate potassium salt poses high risk to adults. Minimize exposure and follow regulatory guidelines.

What is glyphosate potassium salt?

Glyphosate potassium salt is a herbicide, organophosphorus compound, salt.

The IUPAC name is potassium;2-(phosphonatomethylamino)acetate.

Also known as: potassium;2-(phosphonatomethylamino)acetate, Glyphosate K salt, Potassium glyphosate, K-glyphosate.

IUPAC name
potassium;2-(phosphonatomethylamino)acetate
CAS number
70901-12-1
Molecular formula
C3H7KNO5P
Molecular weight
207.17 g/mol
SMILES
COC1=CC2=C(C=C1)OC3=CC=C4C5=C(C=CC2=C35)C(=O)N(C4=O)N
PubChem CID
56841637

Risk for people, pets,

High risk

Glyphosate potassium salt poses high risk to adults. Minimize exposure and follow regulatory guidelines.

Regulatory consensus

1 regulatory bodyhas classified Glyphosate potassium salt.

AgencyYearClassificationNotes
EDC Assessment—Suspected endocrine disruptor

Regulators apply different standards of evidence — animal-data weighting, exposure-pattern assumptions, epidemiological power thresholds — which is why two scientific bodies can review the same data and reach different conclusions. The disagreement is the data.

Where your yard encounter glyphosate potassium salt

  • Lawn And Garden Herbicide — Roundup Ready-To-Use (current formulations), Roundup Concentrate Plus
    Current preferred salt form in many Roundup branded products

Safer alternatives

Lower-risk approaches that achieve a similar outcome to Glyphosate potassium salt:

  • Mechanical weeding; Cover cropping; Organic mulch; Flame weeding
    Trade-offs: Labor-intensive; effective for small-scale or precision applications; no chemical residues; not scalable to large commercial operations without significant cost increase.
    Relative cost: 2-5× conventional

Frequently asked questions

Is glyphosate potassium salt safe for your yard?

Glyphosate potassium salt poses high risk to adults. Minimize exposure and follow regulatory guidelines.

What products contain glyphosate potassium salt?

Glyphosate potassium salt appears in: Roundup Ready-To-Use (current formulations) (lawn and garden herbicide); Roundup Concentrate Plus (lawn and garden herbicide).

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Sources (1)
  1. Glyphosate potassium salt - PubChem Compound Summary — pubchem

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