Updated
Wednesday, 3rd February 2021, 5:18 pm
Eaves Green Road in Chorley is one of the streets where glyphosate is used, because of safety concerns over the deployment of alternative thermal equipment
Glyphosate came to global attention three years ago when a San Francisco court ruled that the chemical - sold under the brand name Roundup - had caused a former school groundsman to develop terminal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Roundup’s manufacturer Monsanto and parent company Bayer have stood by the safety of the product and it remains licensed for use in the UK, European Union and most parts of America.
Lancashire County Council also continues to use the herbicide in districts where it carries out weeding work on highways and pavements.