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Banned in 67 countries and linked to Parkinson’s disease, paraquat is facing calls for stricter regulation. Yet, Australia’s cotton industry body is urging authorities to maintain current rules. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has been reviewing this controversial weedkiller for 27 years.

#paraquat #parkinsondisease #weedkiller #pesticides #australia #agriculture #cottonindustry #apvma #environment #DriestcontinentonEarth

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-29/cotton-australia-calls-usage-rates-chemical-paraquat-remain/104525830

Cotton Australia calls for usage rates of defoliant chemical paraquat to remain

A cotton industry advocate says dryland crops are at risk if the regulator lowers the usage rate of a chemical that has been linked to Parkinson's disease.

ABC News
Oct 30, 2024 at 7:38amWeb
Show threadInsurgo FormicaOct 30, 2024
@mojo probably better to just ban the cotton industry imho
Show threadMojo ♻️Oct 30, 2024

@InsurgoFormica History is repeating itself in #DriestcontinentonEarth. The Aral Sea disaster in Central Asia stands as a warning: Soviet-era cotton farming drained rivers feeding the sea, turning a thriving ecosystem into a barren desert. This environmental tragedy underscores the urgent need for sustainable practices in cotton farming to prevent similar damage elsewhere.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Sea

Aral Sea - Wikipedia

Show threadNoel KellyOct 30, 2024

@mojo @InsurgoFormica

Don't you mean the Aralkum Desert?

Show threadMojo ♻️Oct 30, 2024
@gnoll110 @InsurgoFormica August 2014 revealed that for the first time in modern history the eastern basin of the Aral Sea had completely dried up. The eastern basin is now called the Aralkum Desert....
Show threadthefathippyOct 30, 2024

@mojo

27 years? They've barely started... 🙄

Show threadMojo ♻️Oct 31, 2024
@thefathippy "The modern corporation has succeeded by systematically forgetting that human beings and nature matter."