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- noun organic chemistry A
zinc salt C6H12N2S4Zn used as afungicide .
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The fungicide ziram -- the 20th most-used agricultural toxin in California in 2006 -- emerged as a common factor in a UCLA study of 400 people with Parkinson's in the Valley.
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More than 660,000 pounds of ziram were used on crops in Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced,
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"People exposed over a 25-year period to ziram have about a threefold increased risk of developing Parkinson's," said Jeff Bronstein, professor of neurology and head of the Movement Disorder Center at the University of California at Los Angeles.
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The fungicide ziram -- the 20th most-used agricultural toxin in California in 2006 -- emerged as a common factor in a UCLA study of 400 people with Parkinson's in the Valley.
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The California Department of Pesticide Regulation has placed a high priority on assessing the risk of ziram, said Lea Brooks, assistant director of communications.
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Growers advocates say it's important to keep ziram use in perspective.
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But it's too early to talk about restrictions or a possible ban, because state regulators have just become aware of the latest ziram research.
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A spokeswoman for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation says it's too early to discuss restrictions or a ban on ziram, but officials have made studying the potential link a priority.
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