UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science researchers report in a new study that exposures to two of the most popular herbicides were associated with worse brain function among adolescents.
The legality of known highly toxic herbicides is quite shocking. Paraquat, which is widely used in the US and across the world, has a lethal dose of only 10 mL. There is no antidote or effective treatment and many people have died as a result. But people don’t seem to care. A couple squirts to kill some plants is just too convenient.
The legality of known highly toxic herbicides is quite shocking. Paraquat, which is widely used in the US and across the world, has a lethal dose of only 10 mL. There is no antidote or effective treatment and many people have died as a result. But people don’t seem to care. A couple squirts to kill some plants is just too convenient.