2. As for the sale of paraquat (para. 62), all pesticides, including paraquat, are regulated under the Pesticides Act 1974.

Paraquat accounts for almost 80 per cent of all herbicide sales.

While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.

While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.

The grass withers, the flower fades, because Yahweh's breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass.

The grass withers, the flower fades, because Yahweh's breath blows on it. Surely the people are like grass.

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it surely the people is grass.

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it surely the people is grass.

Green Shoots or Yellow Weeds?

The claim that paraquat constitutes 80 per cent of herbicide sales in Malaysia is a gross overestimation, the correct estimate presently being only 20 per cent.

The regulations, inter alia, require employers to provide their workers with appropriate protective clothing, first aid kits and training in the methods of handling paraquat.

Then reduces them to rusty rubbish.

Then reduces them to rusty rubbish.

Then made it dry and dark.

Then made it dry and dark.

then made it a blackening wrack.

then made it a blackening wrack.

Then maketh it to stubble dusky.

Then maketh it to stubble dusky.

And then makes it dark stubble.

And then makes it dark stubble.

And then turns it into light debris.

And then turns it into light debris.

and then made it into a blackish straw.

and then made it into a blackish straw.

Then turneth it to russet stubble.

Then turneth it to russet stubble.

and then turned it into a black scum.

and then turned it into a black scum.

then made it dry dark, flaky stubble,

then made it dry dark, flaky stubble,

And then makes it black stubble.

And then makes it black stubble.

then caused it to wither away.

then caused it to wither away.

Then makes it dried up, dust colored.

Then makes it dried up, dust colored.

then turns it into black stubble.

then turns it into black stubble.

And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.

And then doth make it (but) swarthy stubble.

In the case of paraquat, all approved products must contain a dye and a stenching agent as a means of minimizing accidental poisoning.

the Terrills'd dry up like jimson weed.