Environment

Implicated again

Pesticides cause Parkinson's disease

DTE Staff
PD
Poison in plantations
Duration of work
(in years)
Total number of plantation workers Number of workers suffering from Parkinson’s disease
0 5363 73
1-10 1843 24
11-20 315 7
More than 20 465 12
Source:Arch Neurol, Vol 59, November 2002