Why is paraquat banned? Exposure poisoning mortality rates are more than 50%, but oral suicide is more than 90%.
Data show that between 2001 and 2008, more than 80,000 Chinese committed suicide by taking paraquat. Moreover, most of them commit suicide.
In this regard, Li Dejun, the "father of paraquat", was ashamed and confessed that he had a sense of guilt. But how can he be blamed?
"The Chinese's own paraquat"
When paraquat was invented, it was religiously regarded as the "king of herbicides", but only a few months later, when paraquat patients began to be brought in in from the emergency department, the nightmare of Li Dejun's life began......
In the fifties of the 20th century, paraquat was only found in the UK. No matter what resource, as long as it is scarce, it can create profits.
In 1962, researchers in the United Kingdom launched the "paraquat herbicide" after a series of studies and blends of paraquat. And exported to other countries, earning a lot of exports.
But when it was put into use, the people of all countries realized that something was wrong.
If it is used in agriculture, it is not clear that paraquat is highly toxic, but the problem is that a herbicide is so toxic that it naturally attracts the attention of many "people who are trying to commit suicide".
There was a time in history when the number of paraquat deaths skyrocketed, and a group of opponents of paraquat spontaneously came forward to boycott the international movement of paraquat into the market.
China is no exception, with the number of suicides due to paraquat on the rise, and there are no advanced medical inventions that can detoxify the virus. Once taken, there is a 90% chance that it will not be saved.
However, in the eighties of the 20th century, China's economy developed rapidly, agriculture was the basis for the people's survival, and the harvest index was also soaring. The demand for paraquat is only a little higher.
The national interest is above all else, and based on the current national situation, we have increased the import of paraquat. And in 1984, China was the largest consumer of paraquat.
At that time, after the British discovered the blank market for Chinese pesticides, it immediately exported a large number of pesticides to the mainland, which seemed to have reached a closer cooperative relationship with the mainland, but in fact, let it develop, it is easy to form a monopoly.
At that time, it will be very unfavorable to the future development of the country. As a result, the relevant departments sent the pressure to the major research institutes, doing everything they could, but also to win glory for the country and raise their eyebrows.
At the time, Li Dejun, who was at the Shandong Provincial Pesticide Research Institute, unlike other research teams, did not look at the idea of a "paraquat alternative", but set his sights on paraquat.
Since Britain has the idea of "monopoly", it is natural that it will blockade research technology. Li Dejun's research is time-consuming and laborious, and funding is a big problem.
But even so, from 1996 to 2004, Li Dejun led the team to search and finally invent paraquat that belonged to the Chinese.
"From Pride to Shame"
Soon, paraquat was not only widely used on the mainland, but also began to squeeze into the international market, sharing a share with the United Kingdom. The British "monopoly" plot was completely frustrated.
After 6 years of day and night research, I finally saw the light at this moment. Li Dejun should have become an important minister of the country and the pride of the Chinese people!
However, the number of suicides committed by taking paraquat remains high. In particular, a small number of suicide people who were rescued by the hospital said that they regretted committing suicide when interviewed by reporters.
When the ghost door is closed, you can best appreciate the preciousness of life.
Since then, the pressure has been placed on Li Dejun, the "father of paraquat......
When he interviewed people who had been rescued from paraquat, he found that some people had drunk it by mistake, and that it had been drunk passionately when couples quarreled and threatened each other......
As the most functional herbicide, Li Dejun believes that paraquat is extremely toxic, so he can only work on auxiliary functions: changing the color to a toxic green, adding a pungent odorant to the production process, and fusing it with a certain concentration of emetic drugs.
Emetics are limited to working on humans, pests, and before the emetics can work, paraquat has killed all vital signs.
Despite this, the number of suicides committed by paraquat is increasing. Even if the growth index decreases, it will not help in the face of the resentment of the victims who have taken paraquat and are lucky enough to remain in the world, as well as the victims' families.
The story ends in 2014, when the relevant authorities issued an order to "stop production". And Li Dejun was ashamed to apologize to the general public when he was interviewed.
postscript
In fact, after paraquat was banned, there was no winner. The inventions created by Li Dejun and his team day and night were in vain, suicides were in addition to their own pain and their relatives were in tears, and peasant uncles needed to apply medicine several times to get rid of stubborn pests......
If it is "banned", is it really worth it just to put an end to the increase in the number of suicides and prevent it from happening?
In fact, instead of banning paraquat, as some experts have suggested, it is better to urge the pharmaceutical industry to develop an antidote.