Partial Ban Approved On Highly Toxic Pesticide; Parathion's Risks Evident Since the 1970s From: The Washington Post | Date: September 6, 1991| Author: Michael Weisskopf | Copyright (null) The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The manufacturer of a pesticide that has been known since the 1970s to sicken and kill farm workers agreed yesterday to a voluntary ban on most uses of the highly toxic chemical, the Environmental Protection Agency said.

Under terms of the agreement with the EPA, Cheminova Agro of Denmark will continue to produce the pesticide - parathion - for use on nine of the 90 crops for which it was licensed. Most of the chemical sold each year is used on the nine crops, and the agency is still...

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