Diquat herbicide poisons the gut, may severely damage other organs, research shows

U.S. Right to Know articles · Jun 3, 2025 · 7m · transcript

Diquat, an herbicide banned in the European Union but still widely used in the U.S., damages the intestines and may also trigger a harmful chain reaction in the rest of the body—injuring the liver, kidney, and lungs, according to a new review of more than 100 studies.