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Dr. Allie Tissot
Профиль VivelyPhD • Ecotoxicologist • Pesticides & Plastics • #T1D • #AuDHD • Portland, OR 💙
Brooke and I met almost a DECADE ago in Chile and now we both have our PhD’s and published together. I’m so proud, thank you so much Brooke for including me in this conversation! 😍
Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️🌈♾️I am beyond excited to share that our paper, "Neurodivergent Perceptions, Experiences, and Perspectives in Academic Biological Sciences Spaces" has been published! A 🧵incoming because this paper is so special to me and the co-authors. doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
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Join us at the Clinton Street Theater for a screening of How to Blow Up a Pipeline! 3/24. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Film begins at 6:30 pm. Discussion post-film begins at 8:30 pm. Sliding scale tickets start at $10. (No one turned away for lack of funds.) #portland #pdx #pdxnow #portlandoregon
Our new paper is out! We exposed #larvae of the #endangered sunflower star to the insecticide #imidacloprid and #polyester #microfibers! Read about it here!
The effects of imidacloprid and polyester microfibers on the larval development of the endangered sunflower starAbstract. Sea star wasting syndrome has affected numerous species of sea star, with populations of Pycnopodia helianthoides (Brandt, 1835) left most at risacademic.oup.com
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On this #BugBanterPodcast, join us as we take a deep dive into how the US government regulates pesticides, why it needs to change, and what Xerces & @earthjustice.bsky.social are doing about it! Audio & transcript 🔗 xerces.org/bug-banter/p... Video w/ captions ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfLw...
Season 2; Episode 4: Protecting Bees from Pesticides: Why EPA Regulations Need to ChangeYouTube video by Xerces Societywww.youtube.comThese are the glorious stories I’ll be telling my niblings one day, clams are everything.
Joanna BagniewskaHardly new info, but BSky should know: Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply. Thank you, little guardian molluscs. 🧪🌏🚰
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High fertiliser use halves numbers of #pollinators, world’s longest study finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study findsEven average use of nitrogen fertilisers cut flower numbers fivefold and halved pollinating insectswww.theguardian.com