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Diquat herbicide poisons the gut, may severely damage other organs, research shows
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Diquat herbicide poisons the gut, may severely damage other organs, research shows
Widely applied in the U.S. on potatoes and other crops, diquat is banned in the EU, Switzerland, and the U.K. due to its environmental and health risks. (Photo credit: JESHOOTS.com on Unsplash) Diquat, an herbicide banned in the European Union but still widely used in the U.S., damages the intestines and may also trigger a harmful chain reaction in the rest of the body—injuring the liver, kidney, and lungs, according to a new review of more than…
Pesticides are one of the few toxic substances deliberately released into the environment for the elimination of living organisms. For example, herbicides are used to eliminate weeds, insect insecticides or rodent rodenticides. Pesticide development increased in World War II and since then spread throughout the 20th century to today to argue food production. It is estimated that about three billion kilos of pesticides are consumed annually throu…
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