South-West: Prolonged pesticide use accounts for rise in kidney failures in farming communities — Study

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South-West: Prolonged pesticide use accounts for rise in kidney failures in farming communities — Study

EXPERTS say that chronic kidney disease is assuming an epidemic proportion, especially in farming communities worldwide, due to the prolonged use of agrochemicals on an annual basis. In a new study, the researchers, who reported increased markers of kidney damage among farmers in rural communities in south-western Nigeria due to agrochemical exposure, said the prolonged […]

South-West: Prolonged pesticide use accounts for rise in kidney failures in farming communities — Study
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