What ingredient(s) in the herbicide glyphosate is associated with carcinogens?

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Glyphosate is the primary chemical in the widely used herbicide, which has been linked to significant agricultural advancements since its introduction in 1974. While the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified glyphosate as probably carcinogenic in 2015, this conclusion has not been supported by the European Union or recent WHO/FAO evaluations, which found no carcinogenicity hazard. The differences in assessments stem from varying data sets and methodologies, particularly regarding long-term toxicity studies in rodents. The EU's review proposed new toxicological reference values and indicated that actual exposure levels are below these values, posing no public health concern. Overall, the debate continues, but regulatory assessments generally conclude that glyphosate does not cause cancer.
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Could someone please tell me the cancer causing chemical(s) in the herbicide glyphosate (and include a raman spectroscopy graph on it if possible)?
 
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Glyphosate is the chemical, what do you mean?

and it does not cause cancer

Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide worldwide. It is a broad spectrum herbicide and its agricultural uses increased considerably after the development of glyphosate-resistant genetically modified (GM) varieties. Since glyphosate was introduced in 1974, all regulatory assessments have established that glyphosate has low hazard potential to mammals, however, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded in March 2015 that it is probably carcinogenic. The IARC conclusion was not confirmed by the EU assessment or the recent joint WHO/FAO evaluation, both using additional evidence. Glyphosate is not the first topic of disagreement between IARC and regulatory evaluations, but has received greater attention. This review presents the scientific basis of the glyphosate health assessment conducted within the European Union (EU) renewal process, and explains the differences in the carcinogenicity assessment with IARC. Use of different data sets, particularly on long-term toxicity/carcinogenicity in rodents, could partially explain the divergent views; but methodological differences in the evaluation of the available evidence have been identified. The EU assessment did not identify a carcinogenicity hazard, revised the toxicological profile proposing new toxicological reference values, and conducted a risk assessment for some representatives uses. Two complementary exposure assessments, human-biomonitoring and food-residues-monitoring, suggests that actual exposure levels are below these reference values and do not represent a public concern.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5515989/
 
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