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#Paraquat #pesticide is deadly and causes respiratory illnesses, #Parkinsons #disease. It's banned in the #EU yet used routinely in #Indonesian #palmoil. Palm oil workers are paying with their lives #Boycottpalmoil @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8Bt

Paraquat: Banned in EU, Destroying Lives of Palm Oil Workers in Indonesia

The dangerous pesticide Paraquat is banned in the EU however continues to destroy the lives of palm oil plantation workers in Indonesia. Read this story below originally published in Geographic Mag…
Palm Oil Detectives
#EU #Disease #palmoil #Boycottpalmoil #indonesian #pesticide #paraquat #Parkinsons @Palm Oil Detectives

#Paraquat #pesticide is deadly and causes respiratory illnesses, #Parkinsons #disease. It's banned in the #EU yet used in #Indonesian #palmoil. Palm oil workers are paying with their lives #Boycottpalmoil #humanrights @geographicalmag @palmoildetect

http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/07/17/paraquat-banned-in-eu-destroying-lives-of-palm-oil-workers-in-indonesia/


Paraquat: Banned in EU, Destroying Lives of Palm Oil Workers in Indonesia

The dangerous pesticide Paraquat is banned in the EU however continues to destroy the lives of palm oil plantation workers in Indonesia. Read this story below originally published in Geographic Mag…
Palm Oil Detectives
#HumanRights #EU #Disease #palmoil #Boycottpalmoil #indonesian #pesticide #paraquat #Parkinsons

#News: Toxic #pesticide giant Bayer/Monsanto won a case against 100,000 people who allege the use of #glyphosate is linked to them getting #cancer. Bayer's win was overturned by an Oregon court #corporate #corruption #health #humanrights #Boycott4Wildlife https://www.ehn.org/monsanto-roundup-trial-2668731140.html

Monsanto Roundup trial win overturned by Oregon court

The case at the heart of the new ruling is one of more than 100,000 brought in US courts.
Carey Gillam (EHN)
#News #Health #HumanRights #corporate #corruption #Boycott4Wildlife #cancer #pesticide #glyphosate

#News: #Pesticide use has surged in the #Amazon, with #fungicide mancozeb increasing by 5,600% and herbicide atrazine by 575% over 10 years.
Experts warn of severe impacts on #biodiversity and #health risks to #Indigenous communities @EHNewsroom https://www.ehn.org/a-new-pesticide-law-in-brazil-endangers-amazon-s-biodiversity-2668679672.html

A new pesticide law in Brazil endangers Amazon's biodiversity

New pesticide regulations, which relaxes restrictions on the sale and use of a wide range of agrochemicals, raise concerns over Amazon biodiversity and human health.André Schröder reports for Mongabay.
EHN Curators (EHN)
#News #Health #Amazon #indigenous #biodiversity #pesticide #fungicide

#News: Paraquat is a dangerous #pesticide banned for decades in #EU but readily used in #Indonesia for #palmoil harvesting with severe #health impacts on the (mostly) women and children labourers #Boycottpalmoil https://geographical.co.uk/culture/paraquat-banned-in-europe-on-sale-in-indonesia Via Geographical Magazine
Ronald Kaukau an 11 year old child of a palm oil worker ate dinner and drank water contaminated with #palmoil #pesticide. He started vomiting and died during the night. No compensation was given to the family. This occurred in a palm oil plantation in #Papua supplying to big brands all supposedly using "sustainable" palm oil like Kelloggs, Nestle and Mondelez. More about this case in the Global Witness report https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/forests/true-price-palm-oil/#appendix-1

Paraquat: banned in Europe, on sale in Indonesia - Geographical

The dangerous pesticides destroying the lives of palm oil plantation workers in Borneo
Geographical Contributor (Geographical)
#News #Health #EU #indonesia #palmoil #Boycottpalmoil #pesticide

#News: #Brazil's huge #soy production and #pesticide exposure is correlated to increases of acute lymphoblastic #leukemia and death of #children between 2008 and 2019 revealed in population study #research #agriculture #health https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231030194537.htm

Soy expansion in Brazil linked to increase in childhood leukemia deaths

Brazil's rapid expansion of soy production has meant an associated rise in pesticide use. Researchers found a statistically significant correlation between soy expansion and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) deaths in children between 2008 and 2019,…
ScienceDaily
#News #Research #Health #agriculture #brazil #Soy #children #pesticide #Leukemia

#Research in Current Biology finds infant pigtailed #macaques visiting #palmoil #plantations 3x more likely to die young from #pesticide poisoning. #Agricultural #chemicals are detrimental to infant development #Boycottpalmoil @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7aa

Palm oil plantations increase risk of infant death for Southern Pig-tailed Macaques

In Peninsular Malaysia, a new study published in Cell Biology by a team led by Dr Anna Holzner of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has found that infant…
Palm Oil Detectives
#Research #palmoil #Boycottpalmoil #chemicals #plantations #macaques #pesticide #agricultural @Palm Oil Detectives

It's not just #orangutans - countless #rainforest animals are at risk from #oilpalm. A recent #study in Cell Biology confirms #macaque babies 3 x more likely to die from palm oil #pesticide poisoning #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife via @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-7aa

Palm oil plantations increase risk of infant death for Southern Pig-tailed Macaques

In Peninsular Malaysia, a new study published in Cell Biology by a team led by Dr Anna Holzner of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has found that infant…
Palm Oil Detectives
#study #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife #rainforest #orangutans #pesticide #OilPalm #macaque @Palm Oil Detectives

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