Roundup Ready - Monsanto

Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
(ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE IN METRIC TONS TO FRESH
SURFACE WATER / OUTPUT IN METRIC TONS)
COD (metric tons O2 eq) / Tech Products (metric tons)
2003 830 / 349,000 0.0024
2002 790 / 316,000 0.0025
1990 1,900 / 173,000
0.0110
More Efficient
Waste Offsite
(ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE IN METRIC TONS /
OUTPUT IN METRIC TONS)
Waste (metric tons) / Tech Products (metric tons)
More Efficient
Less Efficient
2003 10,800 / 349,000 0.031
2002 12,200 / 316,000
0.039
1990 14,400 / 173,000
0.083
Water Consumption
(OUTPUT IN METRIC TONS /
ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE IN CUBIC METERS)
Water (cubic meters) / Tech Products (metric tons)
More Efficient
Less Efficient
2003 15,400,000 / 349,000
44
2002 15,500,000 / 316,000
49
1990 12,600,000 / 173,000
73
Eutrophication
(ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE IN METRIC TONS TO FRESH
SURFACE WATER / OUTPUT IN METRIC TONS )
Phosphates (metric tons PO4 eq) / Tech Products (metric tons)
More Efficient
Less Efficient
2003 530 / 349,000 0.0015
2002 570 / 316,000 0.0018
1990 1,490 / 173,000
0.0086
Less Efficient
Acidification Emissions
(ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE IN METRIC TONS /
OUTPUT IN METRIC TONS)
Emissions (metric tons SO2 eq) / Tech Products (metric tons)
2003 13,870 / 349,000
0.040
2002 13,410 / 316,000
0.042
1990 14,680 / 173,000
0.085
More Efficient
Photochemical Oxidant Creation
(ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE IN METRIC TONS /
OUTPUT IN METRIC TONS)
VOCs (metric tons) / Tech Products (metric tons)
More Efficient
Less Efficient
2003 106 / 349,000
0.00030
2002 104 / 316,000
0.00033
1990 100 / 173,000
0.00058
Material Consumption
(ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE IN METRIC TONS /
OUTPUT IN METRIC TONS)
Materials (metric tons) / Tech Products (metric tons)
More Efficient
Less Efficient
2003 2,373,000 / 349,000
6.8
2002 2,293,000 / 316,000
7.3
1990 1,392,000 / 173,000
8.0
Less Efficient
{ MONSANTO COMPANY 2004 PLEDGE REPORT: PAGES 38-39 }