It was the late 1980s when Gary Mund felt his pinky tremble. At first it seemed like a random occurrence, but pretty quickly he realized something was seriously wrong. Within two years, Mund — a crew ...

Paraquat is the active ingredient in herbicides such as Gramaxone SL 2.0. Paraquat is a widely used broad-spectrum herbicide. It is a quick acting, non-selective compound (Group 22, Photosystem ...

Occupational exposure to the herbicide paraquat was not found to be associated with a greater risk of Parkinson disease or increased risk of mortality related to other causes. Amid ongoing legal ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — A conservation group in California is pushing for a statewide ban on paraquat after a preliminary report released Monday indicates a potential link to human birth defects.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California’s pesticide regulators released preliminary findings today linking the herbicide paraquat to risks to wildlife and human health harms, including thyroid disease and ...

The long-running dispute over EPA’s approval of paraquat has entered a new phase as the manufacturer of the popular herbicide and several opponents of its use on farm fields filed comments about a ...

Lawyers and activists who allege that the weed killer glyphosate causes cancer have moved on to a second target: another herbicide called paraquat. Claiming this chemical can cause Parkinson's Disease ...

Paraquat is the active ingredient in herbicides such as Gramaxone SL 2.0. Paraquat is a widely used broad-spectrum herbicide. It is a quick acting, non-selective compound (Group 22, Photosystem ...