If the speed and physical coordination of lizards is affected by incidental pesticide exposure, one may wonder what impacts it might have on the nerve transmission in humans
Category: pesticides
pesticides
Agriculture without Weeds and Bugs
Pursuit of insect-free farming is resulting in a loss of diversity at higher trophic levels across the landscape.
The Frogs are Speaking to Us
The human population is more vulnerable to catastrophic pandemics than at any time since the Black Death.
The Fabric for Our Lives
I asked myself whether cotton vs. linen shirts, or nylon or denim pants, left a greater footprint on the environment.
Breast Cancer
The higher incidence of breast cancer since 1940 is consistent with the greater use and proliferation of various endocrine-like chemicals in the environment.
The Decline and Fall of Insects
If low levels of insecticides, many of them endocrine disruptors, are involved, humans are certainly exposed as well
Pesticide Déjà-Vu
As the evidence against neonicotinoids rolls in, we will face another challenge between corporate deep pockets and what is good for the natural world.
Better Living Through Chemistry
One might hope that we could require chemical manufacturers to show that a product is safe before it is sold.
You have cancer!
Environmental effects may increase the incidence of cancer in tissues that are predisposed to have a high risk due to frequent stem cell divisions.
Bill Schlesinger
air pollution, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, pesticides, toxicology
air pollution, conservation, environmental health, environmental policy, faculty, pesticides, toxicology
Success Stories
Seeing Bald Eagles along the coast of Maine this summer makes me think of the good things that have come from environmental science