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Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/ttgnc/article/2011sep18.pdf Last checked: 09/04/2012 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Newsletter |
Author(s): | Blankinship, Michael |
Author Affiliation: | Member, GCSAA and Registered Professional Civil Engineer, California |
Title: | Connecting the dots: Is there a link between Parkinson's Disease and pesticides? |
Source: | Thru the Green [Northern California]. September/October 2011, p. 18. |
Publishing Information: | [Diamond Springs, CA: Key Publications] |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Chemical exposure; Diseases; Health concerns; Paraquat; Pesticide safety; Rotenone
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Abstract/Contents: | Suggests that exposure to the pesticides paraquat and rotenone could potentially cause Parkinson's Disease (PD). Explains that PD is "a degenerative disorder characterized by the death of neurons in the brain." States that the cause of Parkinson's disease is unknown but research indicates exposure to pesticides may have a potential role in the development of the disease. Discusses chemicals related to PD, mentioning the 1983 overnight Parkinson's disease development in young adults after injecting themselves with the chemical MPTP. Notes that paraquat and rotenone "resemble MPTP in either structure or mechanism of action and both induce the death of brain cells that ultimately cause behavioral changes similar to those associated with PD." Adds that some scientists dispute the connection between PD and pesticides. Recommends that users of pesticides "carefully read and follow the label directions." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Blankinship, M. 2011. Connecting the dots: Is there a link between Parkinson's Disease and pesticides?. Thru the Green [Northern California]. p. 18. |
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