A 1985 Chevron memo explained the company’s paraquat concerns

Paraquat is chemically very similar to the

byproduct of synthetic heroin manufacture

MTPT, which produces almost instant

Parkinson’s

 

 

 

The incidence of the disease in the area

was about 7 times the rate in areas where

[pesticide] use was low.

 

 

 

The bankruptcy of [an asbestos manufact-

urer]... has highlighted the especially severe

financial risks involved in selling a product

which contributes to a chronic disease.

Parkinson’s can go on for decades.

Paraquat is chemically very similar to the

byproduct of synthetic heroin manufacture

MTPT, which produces almost instant

Parkinson’s

 

 

 

The incidence of the disease in the area was

about 7 times the rate in areas where [pesticide]

use was low.

 

 

 

The bankruptcy of [an asbestos manufacturer]...

has highlighted the especially severe financial risks

involved in selling a product which contributes to a

chronic disease. Parkinson’s can go on for decades.