A new report published by the Paraquat Watch Nigeria Project (PWNP), a national scientific surveillance programme run by the Agrocentric Creativity Initiative Platform for Agricultural Awareness Amongst Youths (ACIPAAY) and authored by the project's team lead, Joel Emmanuel Benson, documents the continued presence and sale of paraquat-based herbicides in Nigeria despite the country's total ban on the chemical. Paraquat, also known as methyl viologen, is a highly toxic, non-selective contact herbicide used to control weeds; the report notes that exposure poses risks to human and animal health, as well as to food security, pollinators and ecosystems, agricultural trade and climate due to its acute toxicity and persistence. The post Report Finds Banned Paraquat Herbicides Still Circulating in Nigeria Despite Total Ban appeared first on iGrow News .