Interviews Preliminary information gathered early in the project helped to clarify the main issues. Well-known and experienced authorities in the areas of environmental toxicology, agricultural extension and science education were interviewed and consulted. Survey findings provided the background information for subsequent panel discussions. Avoid taking positions with people. There has been a great deal of misuse of agricultural data that is both extensive and irritating.
Considerable time is spent in explaining all the details of data misuse or misinterpretations.
Only one single idea or concept should be emphasized. The dose- response relationship is the idea to get across to people. The main issue is broader than just pesticides. Understanding science and how it relates to people in the environment is essential to an informed citizenship in our society. It is not productive for our society to have its populace react only on an emotional level.