Second, although the amount (weight) of herbicides applied has increased in recent years, that parameter is a poor measure of impactsonhumanhealth or the natural environment.
One of the reasons why I wrote that piece for Toxicological Sciences is because it gets me genuinely angry as a scientist when supposedly fellow-scientists not only disregard scientific method and principles, but also discredit the whole field of endocrine disruptors and environmental impactsonhumanhealth.
But the report's authors warn that even if this target to mitigate warming is met, "substantial impactson society, humanhealth and ecosystems are projected to occur".