I recently came across an article published by Dan Gardner, an environmental consultant for Tactix in Ottawa, with the provocative title „There are harmful chemicals all around us. And this is fine„. Gardner’s basic line of reasoning is that „the dose makes the poison„, doses equal a „grain of sand in a football field“ and,…
The final version of our microplastic debate („much ado about nothing?“) is now online: https://peerj.com/preprints/26507v6/ This is the sixth incarnation of the preprint, which now includes the final statements from Martin and myself. Make sure that you don’t miss Therese Karlsson’s feedback to the preprint. Therese is working on the issue of microplastics in the…
I’ve gotten involved in quite a few glyphosate debates recently, in very different contexts (online, with colleagues, regulators, industry representatives, friends, etc.). It’s certainly an interesting and relevant subject. But I wonder why the discussions derail so often. Some thoughts below. A debate can of course be held just pro forma, in order to represent…