Not banned in the US cause money
this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2026
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Paraquat and Glyphosate are also thought to cause Parkinson’s.
https://www.parkinsonsresource.org/news/articles/parkinsons-is-a-man-made-disease/
Luckily banned in Canada since 2022.
A new study from UCLA Health has found that long-term residential exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos is associated with more than a 2.5-fold increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. The research, published in the journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, combines human population data with laboratory experiments showing how the pesticide damages dopamine-producing brain cells, providing biological evidence for the link.
Back when I lived in a rural area, I always hated driving by the fields while the tractors were spraying. It felt like I was being violated chemically. People have a right to clean air, do they not?
Of course, they thought I was just a stupid liberal. I can't tell you how many times someone told me "It's not harmful to humans."