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Exposing Paraquat and Fighting for Its Victims

Agrochemical giant Syngenta Group, based in Switzerland and Chinese-owned, has downplayed the dangers of paraquat for generations, leaving farm workers and others exposed to the chemical with mounting medical bills and a severely impacted quality of life. What is paraquat? First produced in the 1960s, paraquat is a toxic chemical used in various commercial herbicides....