Glyphosate exposure risk cutting trees?

[Fordiesel69]

I need to cut down and process 3 dead ash trees which I was planning to do soon. Unfortunately the power company contracted out a company that just sprayed the vegitation around these trees with a commercial weed killer. I can only imagine it is glyphosate based. It was in a white 2.5 gallon container and they mixed it into some kind of backpack tank thing with a battery and a wand.

How long should I wait before I cut and harvest these trees?

 

[walterjay]

I would wait a month and hopefully it will rain a couple times

 

[Fordiesel69]

I was thinking the same unfortunately.

 

[Rand]

a couple days
certainly a few weeks is long enough.

I wouldnt roll around in it naked fresh from the shower.. but for cutting a few trees.. no issues.

 

[benjamming]

Most consumer Roundup is no longer glyphosate
What do global regulatory and research agencies conclude about the health impact of glyphosate?

 

[User_19876]

Triclopyr is more common on a utility right of way. They would want a chemical that will kill shrubs, scrub trees, saplings, woody vegetation, etc.

 

[dnewton3]

Really doesn't matter what chemical they use; give it a few days and the risks are minimal to non-existent. Once applied and dried, the exposure concerns are ultra-minimal.

 

[2strokeNorthstar]

Once it's dry you're fine

 

[doitmyself]

Off topic - the college students I converse with have shifted concern to PFAS and micro plastics in their bodies overshadowing other toxic concerns.

 

[spasm3]

Off topic - the college students I converse with have shifted concern to PFAS and micro plastics in their bodies overshadowing other toxic concerns.

But do they have tattoos ?

 

[tom slick]

You are at zero risk right now

 

[BrianF]

I was told just a few days after application.

 

[doitmyself]

OP doesn't know what chemicals they used. The Restricted Entry Interval (REI) of common right-of-way vegetation control herbicides ranges from 4 hours to 48 hours depending on formulations. The irony is that Worker Protection Standards specifying REI are generally more restrictive vs. for homeowner use, which often just says "wait until dry". Bizarre.