| Source | Latest linked headline | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Environment | The Guardian | CALIFORNIA BANS PARAQUAT, HIGHLY TOXIC HERBICIDE OUTLAWED IN MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES | 2 hrs ago |
State is US’s largest user of pesticide that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease California is banning paraquat, a highly toxic, controversial herbicide used across millions of acres of American cropland. Public health advocates characterize it as a deadly substance that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease.
Environment | The Guardian reports that state is US’s largest user of pesticide that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease California is banning paraquat, a highly toxic, controversial herbicide used across millions of acres of American cropland.
The report adds: Public health advocates characterize it as a deadly substance that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease.
It is already outlawed in more than 70 countries, including China, the UK and the EU.
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