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Recent News

Maryland Pesticide Newsletter

20 Mar 2023
I recently started as an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Maryland, College Park. As part of my extension duties, I am serving as Maryland's…
Recent News

Pesticide updates from the EPA

27 Nov 2022February 3, 2023
The EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) regularly shares updates via this link (you can also sign up for updates). Over the last three months, the OPP tackled multiple issues,…
Recent News

EPA’s plan to keep up with ESA

22 Apr 2022April 30, 2022
Workplan reference: https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species/epas-workplan-and-progress-toward-better-protections-endangered-species#workplan Feature image: https://www.epa.gov/endangered-species The EPA recently announced that it will evaluate the potential effects of all new pesticide active ingredients on federally endangered or threatened (i.e., listed)…
Special Topics

What’s true when it comes to chemical regulations in the U.S.

20 Oct 2019November 27, 2021
Given the details and complexities of chemical regulation, it is not surprising that there is some confusion over what it entails. It took me several classes and specific readings to…
NAS reports

Preparing for future biotech products

16 Oct 2019January 5, 2020
The "Preparing for Future Products of Biotechnology" National Academy Sciences (NAS) report was released in 2017. The report can be read or downloaded here for free: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24605/preparing-for-future-products-of-biotechnology. All images used…
Special Topics

Why synthetic chemicals seem more toxic than natural ones

24 Aug 2019December 7, 2019
This post was originally published in Aeon Magazine. I wrote this article in the hope that it addresses the disproportionate fear that many people associate with chemicals, and to also…
Basics of Toxicology

Estimating risk to non-humans

28 Dec 2018December 29, 2021
Featured image: Due to their pollination services and declining numbers, bees are often tested for their susceptibility to pesticides. Photo source: Maciej A. Czyzewski [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0…
Basics of Toxicology

Estimating risk to humans

25 Dec 2018December 29, 2021
Featured image: The difference between hazard and risk. Image source: European Food Safety Authority, 2016  We all know sharks can be dangerous. But most of us don't spend our waking…
Special Topics

Environmental toxicology laws in the U.S.

13 Jan 2018December 5, 2022
Feature image: EPA is responsible for implementing most of the environmental protection laws in the United States (Image source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)  Many environmental toxicology laws (and laws pertaining…
Special Topics

Rachel Carson’s legacy

8 Jan 2018October 29, 2021
Feature image: Rachel Carson (Photo source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) If there is one name you should know if you want to learn more about environmental toxicology, it is…
Winner of the  General science posts and graphics category in the ScienceSeeker Awards 2019

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