Paraquat imports climb despite concerns about health impacts

Paraquat imports climb despite concerns about health impacts

The US has been importing increasing amounts of paraquat, a pesticide widely used in farming that is linked to Parkinson’s disease, even as other countries have banned the chemical amid growing concerns about risks to human and environmental health, according to the findings of a new report. Over a recent eight-year period, US imports of paraquat have totaled between 40 million and 156 million pounds per year, most coming from China and Chinese-…