has written a great piece about the new publication released by chemical scientists at Sense about Science, called “Making Sense of Chemical Stories.” In the Trevor Butterworth, editor at STATS has written a great piece about the new publication released by chemical scientists at Sense about Science, called “Making Sense of Chemical Stories.” In the free download , they examine six of the most common misconceptions about chemicals in our lives and help us make sense of them.

As Mr. Butterworth writes:

If someone came into your house and offered you a cocktail of butanol, iso amyl alcohol, hexanol, phenyl ethanol, tannin, benzyl alcohol, caffeine, geraniol, quercetin, 3-galloyl epicatechin, 3-galloyl epigallocatchin and inorganic salts, would you take it?





Or would you place it in a secure container and contact the Environmental Working Group for advice? If recent media coverage of environmentalists’ concerns about our exposure to chemicals has left you feeling paranoid, then you might opt for the second option – or, as is more likely, you’d pour the mix down the drain and leave it for someone else to take care of.





Relax, says research chemist Derek Lohmann, all you’ve been offered is a cup of tea.