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Toxic chemical symbols super-imposed on an a photo of a cotton bulb.

"It's basically revolutionised the way we manage weeds in cotton,"
he said.

A label on a plastic tub reads CORROSIVE LIQUID, TOXIC N.O.S. PARAQUAT DICHLORIDE

A crop-dusting plane flies low over a cotton crop, spraying defoliant

"There's technology out there to protect people using these chemical products and, if we can do that, the concerns around the toxicity of the product can be dealt with."
Cotton growing in a field, with a pink sunset in the background.

"If the draft review stays as it plans, there would be no way we could use any paraquat or paraquat diquat in cotton,"
Mr McCollum said.

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