Today started out with a quick check-in with our mentor, Mr. Self. We readjusted our schedule based on the work we had already completed and planned logistics for the upcoming days. After the meeting, I continued diving into research about the direct and indirect effects of Permethrin on humans. One of the biggest difficulties that I came across was trying to find unbiased information as most websites were either pro-permethrin (if they were trying to sell a product using it) or anti-permethrin (just general anti-pesticide sentiments). It was fun to connect research about the environmental impacts to the human impacts as it gave me ideas for our eventual presentation. Overall, I’m excited to do more research on the topic and see if I can break through the wall of bias.
