paraquat
noun
para·quat
ˈper-ə-ˌkwät 
ˈpa-rə-
: a highly toxic contact herbicide containing a salt of a cation [C12H14N2]2+
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In the meantime, many Californians who have been exposed to paraquat are hoping for swifter action.
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The weed killer paraquat is banned in 50 countries — but not California.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
The herbicide is paraquat, an extremely powerful weed killer that Gary Mund sprayed on vegetation as part of his job from about 1980 to 1985.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
This includes the 2011 study that showed a 250% increase in disease incidence among workers exposed to paraquat.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Frank Garcia didn't think twice about using paraquat on his Arizona farm in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
—Cho Park, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
The federal government needs to be a partner and can start by banning paraquat as has been done in many other countries.
—Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
In two of the species, resistance to oxidative stress went up when the queen was removed, almost doubling the workers’ chance of surviving treatment with paraquat.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022
Kalmuss-Katz said paraquat has also been found to cause kidney and respiratory problems.
—Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Sep. 2021
Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The weed killer paraquat is banned in 50 countries — but not California.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
The herbicide is paraquat, an extremely powerful weed killer that Gary Mund sprayed on vegetation as part of his job from about 1980 to 1985.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
This includes the 2011 study that showed a 250% increase in disease incidence among workers exposed to paraquat.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Frank Garcia didn't think twice about using paraquat on his Arizona farm in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
—Cho Park, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
The federal government needs to be a partner and can start by banning paraquat as has been done in many other countries.
—Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
In two of the species, resistance to oxidative stress went up when the queen was removed, almost doubling the workers’ chance of surviving treatment with paraquat.
—Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022
Kalmuss-Katz said paraquat has also been found to cause kidney and respiratory problems.
—Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Sep. 2021
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paraquat
noun
para·quat
ˈpar-ə-ˌkwät
: an herbicide containing a salt of a cation [C12H14N2]2+ that is used especially as a weed killer and that is extremely toxic to the liver, kidneys, and lungs if ingested
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