Roundup In Air and Rain? What the Report Really Says
This week websites across the whackosphere exploded with the the news. Wow, that seems pretty remarkable. I wanted to get a copy of the actual research paper right away! I wanted to learn more, but I could not access the paper at Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry . So how did all of these websites and their scholarly journalists get the manuscript? I contacted one of the paper's authors, Dr. Paul Capel, and asked for a copy and he kindly sent one. Apparently I was the first. Seems like those coming to the conclusions of the websites above were acting true to form-- skimming an abstract and drawing a conclusion that best fits their desires. So I actually read the paper! Want to know what it says? In short-- the conclusions from the websites above are cherry-picked nonsense. First, the paper's authors do this work because ag chemicals volatilize. I never realized to what extent, but wind, rain and other factors stir up otherwise latent che