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weedkiller a substance, usually a chemical or hormone, used for killing weeds How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Treating Christmas tree fields each spring, farm-worker Felix Alvarez, 43, soaks his skin with Roundup, a weedkiller linked to cancer among applicators. Besides traffic, possible causes for the increase in asthma cases could be exposure to weedkillers, pesticides or cockroaches in the home before age 1 or expectant mothers smoking. One American Indian group is working with commuter train representatives to find alternatives to spraying the railroad's right-of-way with weedkiller, which destroys the grasses they still use to weave their baskets. |
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