DHMO has already been a matter of campaigns, at little scale. We’ve already reported them here and here. Now the Association for DHMO Ban has launched a petition on Change.org. DHMO, DiHydrogen MonOxide is a colorless and odorless chemical compound. It’s used as solvant, dilutant and coolant. It could be found in biopsies of pre-cancerous tumors and lesions. It…
It’s a “Stuicide”. In this vidéo, a “stupid” guy drinks Glyphosate to show that it is non-toxic to humans at realistic concentrations. And in fact it’s not that stupid. Don’t do that at home. But watch the video before making your mind.
A “homemade” herbicide recipe is floating around the web : salt, vinegar and dish soap. Many of you have probably seen it posted to Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest, or on your favorite home gardening site. Is it efficient, safe and cheap? That is the question Control Freaks, a Weed Science blog which is linked to USDA, answers to in…
Two cards picked up on the Internet: – One video which is a sign for an agriculture looking to the future: 1 tracteur + 1 drone + 1 ha de neige. – A Christmas « meme » from David Zaruk, specialist in science and risk communication: Happy Holidays from the ForumPhyto staff. Best wishes for 2016
The University of Oslo (Norway) has put this humoristic and didactic short video about attraction and repulsion between atoms, which the engine aof chemical reactions.
The DHMO Research Division has published its results about DHMO on the Internet Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) is a colorless and odorless chemical compound. Its use is widely spread. DHMO most important dangers are : Death due to accidental inhalation, DHMO is a major component of acid rain. Gaseous, DHMO can cause severe burns, found in biopsies of pre-cancerous tumors…
Science cannot be only a Petri Dish experiment. In science, sound evidence should be shown also in vivo, ie real life. For example, do not believe GE Séralini: it appears he makes the confusion between in vitro toxicity and in vivo toxicity in some of his articles. Look here on ForumPhyto (in French: sorry!). Xkcd is a Web comics Internet…