加州农业县的低收入拉丁裔社区严重接触百草枯,这是一种与帕金森病有关的神经毒性除草剂。 Low-income Latino communities in California's agricultural counties are disproportionately exposed to paraquat, a neurotoxic weed killer linked to Parkinson's disease.
EWG 的新分析显示,加利福尼亚州的低收入拉丁裔社区过多地接触百草枯,这是一种与帕金森病有关的神经毒性除草剂。 New analysis by EWG shows low-income Latino communities in California are disproportionately exposed to paraquat, a neurotoxic weed killer linked to Parkinson's disease. 尽管有证据表明存在健康风险,联邦和州监管机构仍然允许其使用。 Despite evidence of health risks, federal and state regulators allow its use. 加州喷洒的百草枯大部分集中在拉丁美洲人口和贫困率较高的五个农业县。 Most of the paraquat sprayed in California is concentrated in five agricultural counties with high Latino populations and poverty rates.