“可能致癌” 是什么意思?| 草甘膦和风险

当诸如除草剂草甘膦(Roundup)之类的东西被标记为 “可能致癌” 时,是什么意思? 这个问题是由 Grist 提出的,他问我们:“嘿,Risk Bites 的家伙们,世卫组织刚才说 Roundup 中的除草剂可能会导致癌症 - 这是怎么回事?似乎每个月我们都会发现有东西可能正在给我们带来癌症。我们应该担心吗?” http://grist.org/science/watch-stick-figures-explain-what-probably-causes-cancer-even-means/ 背景音乐:Rimsky 的《蓝色和绿色》。http://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty_free_music/songs/blue-and-green 更多信息: Grist: http://grist.org So Roundup "probably" causes cancer. This means what, exactly? http://grist.org/business-technology/so-roundup-probably-causes-cancer-this-means-what-exactly/ New York Times: Weed Killer, Long Cleared, Is Doubted. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/28/business/energy-environment/decades-after-monsantos-roundup-gets-an-all-clear-a-cancer-agency-raises-concerns.html International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) monologue on organophosphate insecticides and herbicides: http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/iarcnews/pdf/MonographVolume112.pdf Agents classified by IARC: http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Classification/ClassificationsGroupOrder.pdf 有关 IARC 专著的更多信息:http://monographs.iarc.fr/ENG/Preamble/currentb6evalrationale0706.php Risk Bites 是你了解风险的指南。我们涵盖了从理解和平衡日常产品的风险及益处,到更广泛的健康科学,新兴技术的潜在影响,再到对风险认知的理解。如果你喜欢我们的视频,请订阅我们,并继续分享。 点击这里观看更多视频:https://alugha.com/RiskBites

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