Michael Dourson
Viewpoint: ‘Chemical alarmism’ — Scientist builds case that banning ‘forever chemicals’ PFOS and PFOAs could cause more harm than good
PFOA and PFOS were used early on to solve a problem in protecting human life. The problem? In 1967, a ...
Viewpoint: Toxicologist explains why we should be grateful for chemicals — and the safety labels that come with them
Everyone needs to drink dihydrogen monoxide (yep that’s water) or at least drink other fluids that contain a lot of ...
Viewpoint: Why we should think twice about reflexively banning agricultural pesticides
Is banning pesticides in the public’s best interest? The answer is an emphatic yes when the science indicates that exposures ...
Viewpoint: Claiming natural pesticides are ‘good’ and synthetic pesticides are ‘bad’ misses the science — it’s the dose that matters
Some folks rave about food grown organically, erroneously thinking no pesticides were used in its production, whereas food grown with ...
Viewpoint: Are the EPA and other regulatory agencies dragging their feet by not restricting glyphosate weedkiller?
Are the EPA and big agricultural groups defending glyphosate because they need to maintain business as usual? Should the public ...
Viewpoint: ‘Things only got worse’ — DDT bug spray curbed malaria-spreading mosquitoes but led to a host of unintended consequences. Here’s how to understand risk and environmental ‘trade offs’
DDT is a bug spray [used to kill malaria-spreading mosquitoes]. It was outlawed in many countries because once you spray ...
Regulate all chemicals in food? Two experts say that’s an ‘absurd (and impossible) exercise’
A recent CNN article about the FDA oversight of chemicals in foods is puzzling. Author Sandee LaMotte regurgitates a ludicrous demand by ...
Organic safer than conventional food? Short toxicology lesson shows why that question makes no sense
Pick just about any newspaper or journal and during the course of a year, one or more articles will be ...
