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EWG Comments to EPA on Registration Review for Paraquat Dichloride

Environmental Working Group submits comments to the EPA on the registration review for the pesticide paraquat dichloride, commonly called paraquat. EWG urges the EPA to revise the paraquat human risk assessment in order to protect public health from this highly toxic pesticide, and to use a 10X Food Quality Protection Act children’s health safety factor for this chemical.

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