‘Parkinson’s Valley’: the herbicide haunting a New York farm town
Residents of Hebron, New York, are calling for a ban on the herbicide paraquat, which they believe is linked to a cluster of Parkinson's disease cases in their community. Research has previously suggested a connection between the chemical and the degenerative brain disease.
Gordan Chaplin and his wife, Sarah Teale, at their home in Hebron, New York. Photograph: Cindy Schultz for New York Focus Gordan Chaplin and his wife, Sarah Teale, at their home in Hebron, New York. Photograph: Cindy Schultz for New York Focus Herbicides ‘Parkinson’s Valley’: the herbicide haunting a New York farm town Paraquat is banned in over 70 countries. Some farmers and their families in Hebron believe the pesticide is causing Parkinson’s disease and are demanding that New York ban it
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