Residents of several ‘hotspots’ have been afflicted by kidney failure in the past few decades – and no one knows why.
    • ladicius@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      What else could it be? Maybe Indian or Chinese companies but definitely some assholes dumping profitable poisons in poorer regions.

      • AggressivelyPassive@feddit.de
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        2 months ago

        It’s not unheard of, that Western companies sell products they can’t legally sell in the West to poorer countries and/or the farmers get no or too little information about the health effects. Don’t forget that many of them are just small time farmers without that much formal education. If they get told, the pesticide is fine, they might believe it.