Paraquat considered deadliest pesticide used by farmworkers in Monterey County, link to Parkinson's disease
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https://kion546.com/news/2022/12/23/paraquat-considered-deadliest-pesticide-used-by-farmworkers-in-monterey-county/
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https://kion546.com/news/2022/12/23/paraquat-considered-deadliest-pesticide-used-by-farmworkers-in-monterey-county/
KION546
Paraquat considered deadliest pesticide used by farmworkers in Monterey County – KION546
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- More than 20,000 U.S. farmworkers - most of which are Hispanic - are poisoned by pesticides each year. The actual number of poisonings is likely much higher. The most common herbicide in agriculture is a chemical called…
Rural communities of color and #farmworkers are most vulnerable to #pesticide exposure
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https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/03/02/pesticide-exposure-farmworkers
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https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2023/03/02/pesticide-exposure-farmworkers
WBUR
Rural communities of color and farmworkers are most vulnerable to pesticide exposure
California farmworkers are fighting for changes to protect their health.
#Pesticide Exposure Associated with #Anemia and Blood Disorders in #Farmworkers
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https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2022/09/pesticide-exposure-associated-with-anemia-and-blood-disorders-in-farmworkers/
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https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2022/09/pesticide-exposure-associated-with-anemia-and-blood-disorders-in-farmworkers/
Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Pesticide Exposure Associated with Anemia and Blood Disorders in Farmworkers - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
(Beyond Pesticides, September 22, 2022) A study published in the International Journal of English, Literature, and Social Science (IJELS) finds an association between pesticide exposure and anemia among female farmers in Indonesia. Anemia is an autoimmune…
"This is a pesticide that's linked to cancer. It's a pesticide that's banned in 34 other countries, and yet, the Department of Pesticide Regulation continues to sort of allow for a risk level that is 14 times more than what our very own state cancer experts' suggestion."
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https://abc30.com/new-pesticide-regulation-raises-health-concerns-for-farming-communities-environmental-advocates-say/14058535/
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https://abc30.com/new-pesticide-regulation-raises-health-concerns-for-farming-communities-environmental-advocates-say/14058535/
abc30 Action News
New pesticide regulation raises health concerns for farming communities, environmental advocates say
A move by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) is upsetting communities across Central California.
They Believe #Pesticides Caused Their #Cancers. Proving It Is Almost Impossible.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/they-believe-pesticides-caused-their-cancers-proving-it-is-almost-impossible/ar-AA1kb1tL?ocid=socialshare
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/they-believe-pesticides-caused-their-cancers-proving-it-is-almost-impossible/ar-AA1kb1tL?ocid=socialshare
MSN
They Believe Pesticides Caused Their Cancers. Proving It Is Almost Impossible.
Farmworkers in California’s Salinas Valley work with pesticides tied to illnesses, including some cancers.
Disproportionate #Pesticide Hazards to Farmworkers and People of Color Documented. . .Again
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https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/02/disproportionate-pesticide-hazards-to-farmworkers-and-people-of-color-documented-again/
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https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/02/disproportionate-pesticide-hazards-to-farmworkers-and-people-of-color-documented-again/
Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Disproportionate Pesticide Hazards to Farmworkers and People of Color Documented. . .Again - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
US pesticide regulation is failing the hardest-hit communities—including farmworkers and people of color—in ongoing environmental injustice.
California’s Latino communities most at risk from exposure to brain-damaging weed killer
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https://www.cleveland.com/reckon/2024/04/californias-latino-communities-most-at-risk-from-exposure-to-brain-damaging-weed-killer.html
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https://www.cleveland.com/reckon/2024/04/californias-latino-communities-most-at-risk-from-exposure-to-brain-damaging-weed-killer.html
Cleveland OH
California’s Latino communities most at risk from exposure to brain-damaging weed killer
Growers’ use of the neurotoxic weed killer paraquat is concentrated in just five agricultural counties, leaving low-income Latinos disproportionately exposed to a chemical linked to Parkinson’s disease, a new analysis shows.
EWG sponsors bill to ban use in #California of toxic weedkiller linked to #Parkinsons disease
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https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2024/04/ewg-sponsors-bill-ban-use-california-toxic-weedkiller-linked
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https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2024/04/ewg-sponsors-bill-ban-use-california-toxic-weedkiller-linked
Environmental Working Group
EWG sponsors bill to ban use in California of toxic weedkiller linked to Parkinson’s disease
The Environmental Working Group is sponsoring legislation in the state Assembly that would ban the use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat in California.
Four herbicides and two insecticides were linked to increased risk of renal cell carcinoma in people licensed to apply pesticides, according to authors of a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives.
The study is the largest and most comprehensive investigation of pesticide use and kidney cancer, said scientists at NIEHS and the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
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https://www.factor.niehs.nih.gov/2020/7/papers/kidney-cancer
The study is the largest and most comprehensive investigation of pesticide use and kidney cancer, said scientists at NIEHS and the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
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https://www.factor.niehs.nih.gov/2020/7/papers/kidney-cancer
Recent Studies Continue To Highlight Connection Between Depression and Suicide in Pesticide-Exposed Farmers
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https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/07/recent-studies-continue-in-highlighting-connection-between-depression-and-suicide-in-pesticide-exposed-farmers/
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https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2024/07/recent-studies-continue-in-highlighting-connection-between-depression-and-suicide-in-pesticide-exposed-farmers/
Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog
Recent Studies Continue To Highlight Connection Between Depression and Suicide in Pesticide-Exposed Farmers - Beyond Pesticides…
The risk of depression and suicide in pesticide-exposed male farmers continues to be documented in three new studies.