Thread by @endingpdbook, Thread for the Parkinson's community in the U.S The @EPA just re-approved [...]

Ending Parkinson's Disease: The Book

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Thread for the Parkinson's community in the U.S

The @EPA just re-approved Paraquat last week. What does this mean for us? Paraquat is a pesticide that increases the risk of PD by 150%.

32 countries including China have banned it. It is used on crops like soybean, citrus, potatoes, vegetables, bananas, maize, and many others.

Paraquat is so toxic that the EPA's own website says that "one sip can kill".

1.1 million Americans have Parkinson's, and 200 more will be diagnosed today, due in part to paraquat. Chances are, paraquat is used near you. Check out the map below from the US Geological Survey.

What can you do?

1. Call or email the EPA Administrator, Mr. Andrew Wheeler.
2. Vote. https://endingpd.org/paraquat?fbclid=IwAR0XwdCVbpKgJc21isD9acOaMR_wJ7RhWQAN8-FFBb-XSMKT2xRykreFQSQ

Parkinson's and Farmers — Ending Parkinson's Disease: THE BOOK

Paraquat is a pesticide linked to Parkinson's. Its use in the U.S. has doubled in the last decade. Farmers are more than twice as likely to develop Parkinson's.

https://endingpd.org/paraquat?fbclid=IwAR0XwdCVbpKgJc21isD9acOaMR_wJ7RhWQAN8-FFBb-XSMKT2xRykreFQSQ

Sources:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ehp.niehs.nih.gov_doi_full_10.1289_ehp.1002839&d=DwMFaQ&c=4sF48jRmVAe_CH-k9mXYXEGfSnM3bY53YSKuLUQRxhA&r=woxlC7uUFtU8b2D6XJh2jDaaO3uy_tERi2KCTxZb-5E&m=kyXNFwiJWnAYPY8FA9NRo5PVRADOWs-ytSJCushVGFc&s=mxjCavA2ZamB55MGdlg1AU0zpNjvlvgCF2vy-XYEUtQ&e=
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2020_07_20_well_live_parkinsons-2Ddisease-2Dtoxic-2Dchemicals.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=4sF48jRmVAe_CH-k9mXYXEGfSnM3bY53YSKuLUQRxhA&r=woxlC7uUFtU8b2D6XJh2jDaaO3uy_tERi2KCTxZb-5E&m=kyXNFwiJWnAYPY8FA9NRo5PVRADOWs-ytSJCushVGFc&s=1Na3JqCwJebH6p5STL6iiK51QmgF8qKBOHgod8FMxG0&e=
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.epa.gov_pesticide-2Dworker-2Dsafety_paraquat-2Ddichloride-2Done-2Dsip-2Dcan-2Dkill&d=DwMFaQ&c=4sF48jRmVAe_CH-k9mXYXEGfSnM3bY53YSKuLUQRxhA&r=woxlC7uUFtU8b2D6XJh2jDaaO3uy_tERi2KCTxZb-5E&m=kyXNFwiJWnAYPY8FA9NRo5PVRADOWs-ytSJCushVGFc&s=bEgzeQ3hRijOP_OXe5wSPP2G3yKMcoyy08_Q57x_WiA&e=
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.michaeljfox.org_sites_default_files_media_document_2019-2520Parkinson-2527s-2520Economic-2520Burden-2520Study-2520-2D-2520FINAL.pdf&d=DwMFaQ&c=4sF48jRmVAe_CH-k9mXYXEGfSnM3bY53YSKuLUQRxhA&r=woxlC7uUFtU8b2D6XJh2jDaaO3uy_tERi2KCTxZb-5E&m=kyXNFwiJWnAYPY8FA9NRo5PVRADOWs-ytSJCushVGFc&s=HrG1wvlmL50dCPojvxjk6hWej7Dnpblwa16GTTGw8KI&e=

Paraquat Dichloride: One Sip Can Kill | US EPA

This Web page provides a paraquat dichloride ingestion risk message for pesticide applicators.

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__ehp.niehs.nih.gov_doi_full_10.1289_ehp.1002839&d=DwMFaQ&c=4sF48jRmVAe_CH-k9mXYXEGfSnM3bY53YSKuLUQRxhA&r=woxlC7uUFtU8b2D6XJh2jDaaO3uy_tERi2KCTxZb-5E&m=kyXNFwiJWnAYPY8FA9NRo5PVRADOWs-ytSJCushVGFc&s=mxjCavA2ZamB55MGdlg1AU0zpNjvlvgCF2vy-XYEUtQ&e=

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