So long as there are serious health concerns anywhere about paraquat, its use should be banned until and unless it can be ...

(CN) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a plan to stop poisoning by accidental ingestion of paraquat, an herbicide responsible for 17 deaths since 2000. Paraquat is one of the most widely ...

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 Environmental Protection Agency has affirmed its finding that the “weight of evidence is insufficient” to link exposure from use of paraquat to Parkinson’s Disease in humans. In a preliminary ...

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 ...

British Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 25, No. 4 (Oct., 1968), pp. 304-314 (11 pages) The toxicity of paraquat and diquat aerosols to several species has been investigated. In order to obtain an ...

Paraquat was the most successful nonselective herbicide in Korea due to its rapid herbicidal activity. However, its high mammalian toxicity, frequent self-poisoning incidents, and a lack of effective ...