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Paraquat, a pesticide that may cause Parkinson's disease
« on: December 21, 2016, 10:47:38 AM »
Paraquat is the active ingredient in Gramoxone, a weed killer produced by Syngenta.

Paraquat, one of many pesticides that can’t be used in Europe but is sold in the United
States and elsewhere, has been linked to Parkinson’s disease in a growing body of research.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/20/business/paraquat-weed-killer-pesticide.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
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Re: Paraquat, a pesticide that may cause Parkinson's disease
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2016, 10:57:03 AM »
Yikes
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Re: Paraquat, a pesticide that may cause Parkinson's disease
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2016, 11:35:39 AM »
Jane Goodall simplified matters quite well in her question, "How could we have ever believed that it was a good idea to grow our food with poisons?"
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