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Previous studies have already linked chemicals found in pesticides including paraquat and rotenone to neurodegeneration, according to the study.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
The ‘Exposome’ Of Chemicals Is An Important Cause of Early-Onset Cancer
Modernity is a soup of synthetic chemicals -- from BPA in plastics to phthalates in cosmetics, PFAS in water-resistant materials and pesticides in food.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
In the fall of 1941, Pilecki passed on to the Warsaw command word of new extermination chambers where the camp’s sick and disabled were being murdered with Zyklon B, the fast-acting pesticide that would enable the Nazis to kill millions.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
For a larger problem, applying insecticidal soap or neem oil are less-toxic solutions than stronger pesticides.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
The ‘Exposome’ Of Chemicals Is An Important Cause of Early-Onset Cancer
Modernity is a soup of synthetic chemicals -- from BPA in plastics to phthalates in cosmetics, PFAS in water-resistant materials and pesticides in food.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
In the fall of 1941, Pilecki passed on to the Warsaw command word of new extermination chambers where the camp’s sick and disabled were being murdered with Zyklon B, the fast-acting pesticide that would enable the Nazis to kill millions.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
For a larger problem, applying insecticidal soap or neem oil are less-toxic solutions than stronger pesticides.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025
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“Pesticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesticide. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd 
: a substance used to destroy pests
pesticidal
adjective
ˌpes-tə-ˈsīd-ᵊl
Medical Definition
pesticide
noun
pes·ti·cide
ˈpes-tə-ˌsīd
: an agent used to destroy pests
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