Name: Low-income California Latinos at higher risk from Parkinson’s-linked weedkiller
Uploaded: 2024-03-29T07:22:54-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: Low-income Latinos living in California are disproportionately threatened by paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide widely used on US cropland, a new analysis of state data finds. The notorious weedkiller is banned in more than 60 countries and for some uses in the US, like golf courses, because it is so dangerous. But the US government […]

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Low-income California Latinos at higher risk from Parkinson’s-linked weedkiller

Low-income Latinos living in California are disproportionately threatened by paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide widely used on US cropland, a new analysis of state data finds. The notorious weedkiller is banned in more than 60 countries and for some uses in the US, like golf courses, because it is so dangerous. But the US government […]