Basics of Toxicology Testing for toxicity 21 Dec 2018December 29, 2021 Featured image: A lot of toxicity testing takes place in the lab (Yakuzakorat [CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons) Before I explain why and how scientists test the toxicity…
Special Topics Correlation vs Causation 18 Dec 2018December 29, 2021 Featured image: A comic strip explaining the difference between correlation and causation. Image source: xkcd.com As noted in this classic science comic, people often think correlation implies causation. And this…
Basics of Toxicology How pollutants harm us 3 Dec 2018February 9, 2020 If you read the news regularly, you will know that journalists love talking about how x, y and z chemicals are bad for humans and/or the environment. These articles talk…
Recent News Can your pet’s pest control product harm you? 2 Dec 2018December 29, 2021 Featured image: A dog is being treated with a flea and tick powder (CDC Public Health Image Library) This post was originally published in Envirobites If you have put a…
Special Topics Precision Pesticides 13 Nov 2018November 3, 2019 This post was originally published in ICM Blog Pesticides are substances that are designed to control pests. Every year, nearly six billion pounds of pesticides are applied worldwide. In agricultural…
Recent News At risk from atrazine? 2 Oct 2018December 29, 2021 Featured image: Atrazine use in the United States in 2016. Photo taken from U.S. Geological Survey website This post was originally published in Envirobites Atrazine is one of the most…
Recent News The science behind the pesticide that was almost banned 5 Sep 2018December 29, 2021 Featured image: The group which conducted the prenatal chlorpyrifos exposure study. This study was central to EPA’s assessment on chlorpyrifos risks to humans. Photo source: Columbia Center for Children's Environmental…
Special Topics Structure and activity 15 Aug 2018October 7, 2020 There is a reason why toxicologists love chemical structures. Because structures tell stories. And there is this cool model with a not-so-cool name that helps translate chemical goop into interesting…
Special Topics Mapping the sensitivity of multiple species 3 Aug 2018March 13, 2020 Coffee, chocolates and alcohol..how I cherish them. But a dog probably doesn't feel the same -- all these three items are poisonous to them! And this difference is the basis…
Special Topics Why we need a science-based approach to help the monarch butterflies 5 Jul 2018March 31, 2020 [This post was originally published in Students of SETAC Outreach. The work described in this article has now been published: https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/etc.4672 ] I will start by acknowledging this: I am…
Recent News The impact of three insecticides on endangered species 15 Jun 2018December 29, 2021 Featured image: The location of critical habitats (areas essential for conservation of threatened and endangered species) in mainland United States. Photo Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services. This post was…
Recent News The environmental impact of the world’s most famous weed killer 11 May 2018December 29, 2021 This post was originally published in Envirobites Weed killers are sprayed (see figures 1 and 2) to control land weeds on agricultural fields, residential lawns and golf courses. They are…
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