Paraquat Exposure Through Breast-feeding

Commentary: Hazards of Agricultural Chemicals and the Benefits of an Occupational Health Education Program for Thai Farmers

“…Also in this issue, we publish a letter describing 2 cases of acute paraquat ingestion where the mothers were breast-feeding. 6 Both of the infants exhibited signs of acute toxicity. In both of these cases, the amount of paraquat ingested was unknown.…”