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E.P.A. Pulls From the Market a Weedkiller Harmful to Fetuses

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Premature newborn baby girl in the hospital incubator
In a move not seen for almost 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency order suspending all uses of a weedkiller linked to serious health risks for unborn babies. The herbicide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, also known as DCPA or Dacthal, is used on crops such as broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage and onions. Fetuses exposed to
weed killer
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