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There is so much evidence of this connection piling up .. E.g.: Proximity to golf courses where pesticides are used -> Parkinson: https://news.ycombinator.com
by misja111 10mo ago
There is so much evidence of this connection piling up ..
E.g.:
Proximity to golf courses where pesticides are used -> Parkinson: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43933580 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43933580
Farmers using pesticides have 60% higher Parkinson risk (2019): https://nos.nl/artikel/2302396-landbouwgif-kan-kans-op-parkinson-verhogen https://nos.nl/artikel/2302396-landbouwgif-kan-kans-op-parki... (Dutch)
Parkinson should be labeled as profession-linked disease for farmers(Swiss): https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/pestizide-als-krankmacher-parkinson-soll-bei-bauern-als-berufskrankheit-anerkannt-werden https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/pestizide-als-krankmacher-pa...
- Aloisius 10mo agoYou're conflating different chemicals together. Paraquat (what this article is about), isn't used by any people in the links you gave (golf courses, Dutch or Swiss farmers).