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spiked-debates aim to provoke critical thinking on the issues of the day. Previous spiked-debates have discussed everything from global warming and human body parts to copyright and cultural diversity. |
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The NERC and MRC are sponsoring this series of debates on the environment and health with the aim of stimulating dialogue on issues in which science plays a part. The views expressed in this debate do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the NERC or MRC.
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| |  | Pesticides, 'gender benders' and 'toxic salmon': are chemicals entering our food chain in harmful quantities? What do we know about the likely effect of manmade chemicals in everyday household products - from air fresheners to children's beakers - on our health? Should manmade chemicals be more of a cause of concern than natural ones?
| | (This debate is closed and is a read-only archive.) |  |  | Safeguarding health and the environment
'The current lack of information on the hazardous properties of many chemicals in everyday use must be addressed.' | |  | Building blocks of life
'We need better ways of dealing with the chemicals we use and chemicals our activities produce.' | |  | The threats are grave
'There is a toxic soup cocktail, which can undermine the very biological processes that are fundamental to the viability of all species.' | |  | A question of fear, not chemistry
'Many of the concerns about chemicals can best be described as conclusions in search of data.' | |  | The dangers of coffee and cabbage
'Chemicals can now be measured, and therefore worried about, at far smaller concentrations than before.' | |  | Toxic testes?
'In spite of all the scaremongering, scientists are still divided as to whether there has been any major change in semen quality across the world.' | |  | Creating a safe chemical world
'Managing risks ultimately depends on a responsible society, right down to the individual.' | |
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