{"id":367489,"date":"2026-07-15T15:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=367489"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:29:53","slug":"paraquat-dichloride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/paraquat-dichloride\/","title":{"rendered":"Paraquat Dichloride"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Union government has issued a draft notification proposing a complete ban on the manufacture, import, transport, distribution, sale and use of paraquat dichloride.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Paraquat Dichloride<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_367490\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367490\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-367490\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-BS.jpg?resize=300%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Paraquat Dichloride\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-BS.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Source-BS.jpg?w=566&amp;ssl=1 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-367490\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; BS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paraquat is <\/strong>also known as <strong>paraquat dichloride or methyl viologen.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is one of the <strong>world\u2019s most-used herbicides<\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>It a <strong>highly toxic chemical<\/strong> which is mainly <strong>used to\u00a0control weeds<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>dry out crops like cotton<\/strong> before harvest.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that <strong>\u201ceven a small accidental sip can be fatal\u201d<\/strong> to humans.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>WHO<\/strong> classifies paraquat as a\u00a0<strong>Category 2 chemical<\/strong>, indicating it is <strong>moderately hazardous and irritating<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Restrictions:<\/strong> It is <strong>banned<\/strong> in over <strong>70 countries<\/strong>, including <strong>China, India (<\/strong>banned recently under<strong> Section 27 of the Insecticides Act, 1968)<\/strong> and the <strong>European Union<\/strong>, due to its high <strong>toxicity<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Despite this, it\u00a0<strong>remains widely used in the US<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Paraquat is still <strong>not officially listed<\/strong> under the <strong>Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/question\/consider-the-following-statements-regarding-rotterdam-convention-1-it-was-adopted-in-1998-by-a-conference-of-plenipotentiaries-in-rotterdam-2-it-covers-pesticides-and-industrial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotterdam Convention<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Union government has issued a draft notification proposing a complete ban on the manufacture, import, transport, distribution, sale and use of paraquat dichloride. About Paraquat Dichloride Paraquat is also known as paraquat dichloride or methyl viologen. It is one of the world\u2019s most-used herbicides. 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