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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

'Burns me to a crisp': Farmers allege link between popular herbicide paraquat and Parkinson's disease

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'Burns me to a crisp': Farmers allege link between popular herbicide paraquat and Parkinson's disease

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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A paraquat manufacturer paid $187.5 million in 2021 to settle lawsuits alleging a link between the herbicide and Parkinson’s disease, but denies that such a link exists.
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    A herbicide too dangerous for China, is being used in the U.S.

    And the worst part is, with “global greening” being caused by the increased CO2 due to climate change, the weed problem will only get worse and worse, requiring stronger and stronger herbicides.

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      :-(

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraquat#Parkinson’s_disease

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