Whether granular, liquid or pellets, it is disturbingly easy for a person to accidentally poison themselves or others. Fatal if swallowed or if it comes into contact with skin, toxic to aquatic life, with long-lasting effects, and even suspected of causing cancer, terbufos is categorised as a level 1A HHP by the World Health Organization.
Days prior to our poisonous purchase, health minister Aaron Motsoaledi informed journalists that terbufos was the chemical found to have killed five children in Naledi, Soweto.
The children, Zinhle Masilela (7), Isago Mabote (8), Monica Sebetwane (6),…
A deep dive into toxic ‘street pesticide’ terbufos
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