Emily Monosson
@emonosson.bsky.social
Trained as toxicologist. Now I write. New book, Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic. Next book, Toxic Legacy: from early Earth to the industrial age why some chemicals are more harmful than others. Also think about non traditional ways to do science 🧪
Lady Liberty crew leaving No Kings in Greenfield MA #persist #resist#protect
October 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Lady Liberty crew leaving No Kings in Greenfield MA #persist #resist#protect
Today while walking along the beach thinking about what microplastics do to us, I chased off a seagull that was trying to eat this. Come on humans! We can do better. Stop using these take-away containers at the very least! #plastics #plastic #marine #seagulls #beachwaste
August 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today while walking along the beach thinking about what microplastics do to us, I chased off a seagull that was trying to eat this. Come on humans! We can do better. Stop using these take-away containers at the very least! #plastics #plastic #marine #seagulls #beachwaste
On the way #nokings road rally and proudly flying the red white and blue. #takebacktheflag
June 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
On the way #nokings road rally and proudly flying the red white and blue. #takebacktheflag
Goodbye enchiladas that I spent the evening making and then just as I assembled them into a Pyrex dish placed on the hot burner… the dish exploded. Pyrex can only handle so much.
May 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Goodbye enchiladas that I spent the evening making and then just as I assembled them into a Pyrex dish placed on the hot burner… the dish exploded. Pyrex can only handle so much.
Today over 200 people Raised a Ruckus for Democracy in our little town of Montague!
April 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Today over 200 people Raised a Ruckus for Democracy in our little town of Montague!
Not pretty or clever, but there it is.
March 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Not pretty or clever, but there it is.
This is what democracy looks like. Western MA.
February 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is what democracy looks like. Western MA.
Sometimes you just have to take a break from the onslaught and watch the snow. #politics #clusterfu@k
February 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Sometimes you just have to take a break from the onslaught and watch the snow. #politics #clusterfu@k
Even on the coldest, dark day, there is this.
January 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Even on the coldest, dark day, there is this.
Beautiful feathery frost. I love winter.
December 19, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Beautiful feathery frost. I love winter.
Recent trip to DC. Was a beautiful day. But the backwards flags mirrored how I was feeling about this place right now.
December 7, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Recent trip to DC. Was a beautiful day. But the backwards flags mirrored how I was feeling about this place right now.
A stretch of the mighty Connecticut River in MA. What’s left after it has been pumped to a reservoir and corralled into a canal. Has been this way for decades by Big Utility. I would love for this river to live a little better. #water#aquaticlife #environment#science #bigbusiness #sustainabilty
November 27, 2024 at 6:27 PM
A stretch of the mighty Connecticut River in MA. What’s left after it has been pumped to a reservoir and corralled into a canal. Has been this way for decades by Big Utility. I would love for this river to live a little better. #water#aquaticlife #environment#science #bigbusiness #sustainabilty
A gift to myself, a little less plastic with my coffee. New glass coffee maker. I have no idea how much might leach in when I press but cannot imagine it is none. What I do know is that at least on the day I peed in a cup I had more BPA and phthalates in my urine than the average citizen.
November 25, 2024 at 10:44 PM
A gift to myself, a little less plastic with my coffee. New glass coffee maker. I have no idea how much might leach in when I press but cannot imagine it is none. What I do know is that at least on the day I peed in a cup I had more BPA and phthalates in my urine than the average citizen.
Schlumbergera (Christmas cactus) blossoms. Love the flowers til they drop. What a pile of pink!
November 22, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Schlumbergera (Christmas cactus) blossoms. Love the flowers til they drop. What a pile of pink!
Train trip to DC to learn about toxic chemical regulation and dysregulation. Toxicology is my 🧪 home and I wish one day we will no longer need it. More than a little worried that we really can do worse than Scott Pruitt administrating our chemical exposures. #science #environment #toxic
November 19, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Train trip to DC to learn about toxic chemical regulation and dysregulation. Toxicology is my 🧪 home and I wish one day we will no longer need it. More than a little worried that we really can do worse than Scott Pruitt administrating our chemical exposures. #science #environment #toxic