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Interview with chemist and geneticist Flávio Lewgoy, who was also an expert criminal and environmental investigator. Lewgoy was at the center of important struggles for human health and environmental quality in Rio Grande do Sul, and was one of the people behind state (1982) and federal (1989) laws governing pesticide use. He believed he had a duty to use scientific knowledge to support his positions on environmental activism and saw this activity as an ethical commitment, a way of paying back society for the education he received in public institutions.
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Resumo Entrevista com o químico e geneticista Flávio Lewgoy, que também foi perito criminalístico e ambientalista. Lewgoy protagonizou importantes lutas pela saúde humana e pela qualidade ambiental no Rio Grande do Sul. Foi um dos responsáveis pela redação das leis estadual (1982) e federal (1989) dos agrotóxicos. Ele acreditava possuir o dever de usar os conhecimentos científicos para sustentar suas posições na militância ambiental e percebia esta atuação como um compromisso ético, uma retribuição à sociedade, por sua formação, realizada em instituições públicas.
Abstract Interview with chemist and geneticist Flávio Lewgoy, who was also an expert criminal and environmental investigator. Lewgoy was at the center of important struggles for human health and environmental quality in Rio Grande do Sul, and was one of the people behind state (1982) and federal (1989) laws governing pesticide use. He believed he had a duty to use scientific knowledge to support his positions on environmental activism and saw this activity as an ethical commitment, a way of paying back society for the education he received in public institutions.
