Environmental Health
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Joseph Braun, Ph.D.
Professor of EpidemiologyResearch Interests: Environmental health, Child health. Health effects of environmental pollutant exposures before conception and during gestation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Endocrine disrupting chemicals, toxic metals, obesity, cardiometabolic health, and pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders. -
Allan Just, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of EpidemiologyResearch interests: Environmental epidemiology including children's environmental health, remote sensing and air pollution monitoring with satellite data, climate and health epidemiology and epigenomics. He uses NASA satellite products to investigate how better estimates of the quality of air we breathe and the temperature in our neighborhoods reveal previously underestimated exposure disparities and health impacts. -
David Savitz, Ph.D.
Professor of Epidemiology, of Pediatrics, and of Obstetrics and GynecologyResearch Interests: Health effects of environmental agents in the workplace and community and in a range of reproductive health outcomes. Nonionizing radiation, pesticides, drinking water treatment by-products, and perfluorinated compounds. Preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, pregnancy complications, and miscarriage. -
Erica Walker, Sc.D.
RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Founder of Community Noise LabResearch Interests: Founder of the Community Noise Lab, which explores the relationship between community noise and health, Walker has expertise in environmental exposure assessments, environmental exposure modeling, community surveying, and community engagement.
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Seriously, stop microwaving your food in plastic
Inside your refrigerator and pantry, plastic is everywhere. There’s plastic wrap, storage bags and bins, clamshell takeout containers, beverage bottles, and condiment tubs, of course. Plastics (synthetic polymers) are also a component of the multi-layer material that make up chip bags and encase granola bars. Tin, steel, and aluminum cans, like the type that might hold beans or a soda, are lined with plastic. Even many paper products, such as paper cups and frozen food trays, are coated in–you guessed it–plastic.
Massachusetts and Connecticut are now the first states to ban the use of PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in protective gear worn by firefighters.
Scientific American
Quiet! Our Loud World Is Making Us Sick
Experts describe ways to turn down the volume, from earbuds to smartphone apps that detect harmful noise levels
American life expectancy started dropping even before the pandemic. It’s a critical barometer of our nation’s health and a sign that all is not well in the U.S.
PFAS can be found in just about everything, but there are a few things you can do to reduce your exposure.