#LaserWeeder 🌱 : #Chemicals such as #paraquat, #dacthal and #glyphosate — also known as #RoundUp — have for decades been used to eliminate #weeds and pests from the state’s crops, but are increasingly associated with #cancer, #Parkinson’s disease, #kidney disease, respiratory ailments and birth defects, among other potential #health risks https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-07-22/are-robots-the-answer-to-harmful-agricultural-herbicides

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