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Occupational Exposure to Paraquat Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

Tractor equipped with a sprayer applying herbicide to a green crop field, representing paraquat exposure risks.

For 15 years or more, the powerful and toxic herbicide Paraquat has been banned in the European Union and China. But despite a growing body of research linking Paraquat exposure to the development of Parkinson’s disease, Paraquat is still for sale in the U.S.—albeit restricted to commercial farmers and growers only. Those who have been […]