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Research and action to address the harmful effects of hazardous waste on reproduction and development in humans and wildlife.
Boston, MA
Joined July 2013
We're excited to share our Winter 2019-2020 Newsletter! Check out all of the cool work our team and partners have been up to these past few months! 🌊🐟🔬🦠 https://t.co/qRUaBWlJZT
@ToxicsAction @SEHNetwork @CHE_healthenv @IowaSRP @WHOI @pfasprojectnh @EPAnewengland
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Methane from leaky gas lines doesn’t just contribute to global warming or create a hazard– it can increase urban tree death! Just published in @ElsevierConnect: https://t.co/kES0l0BeD8
@ClaireSchollaer @MlsScammell @bobackleyUSA @erinpolka @GreenRootsEJ @NathanpBoston
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Unacceptable in any time, but especially right now. https://t.co/8ZdPx0AWve)
theintercept.com
The sustained effects of air pollution appear to make people particularly vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus.
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An eviction and foreclosure moratorium bill has been proposed in MA, which should be passed without delay. People cannot stay at home if they do not have a home to stay in. Please RT. @CRESSH_Mass @sandrogalea @ChildrensHW @megansandel #mapoli #COVID19
https://t.co/TtXrFhPAa7
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The communities hit hardest by pollution are also some of the most vulnerable during COVID-19. It's time to practice solidarity. https://t.co/YECLVdth8X
usnews.com
The spread of COVID-19 inordinately threatens communities that have suffered from environmental injustice and racial bias.
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As the #coronavirus outbreak evolves, we must recognize what we do and don’t know, and identify what we can do in response. On March 12, @BUSPH will host a panel of experts to discuss just this. Join the conversation ➡️ https://t.co/zmqCHHjiFG
@BhadeliaMD @neidl @wendymariner
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We’re proud to award Nathan Phillips @nathanpboston our Science for the Benefit of Environmental Health award with @BU_Superfund @MlsScammell for his work in solidarity with @FRRACS_MA to stop the #WeymouthCompressor #LEA20
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One of the best conferences happening now, #LEA20 and every year. Real problems. Real solutions. Thanks for workshops by @cleanh2oaction #greenjusticecoalition and @GreenRootsEJ on clean energy. Not gas. Not fossil fuel.
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Project 3 lead @jvsevent answers questions on the 2019 novel coronavirus in a recent BU News article (link below👇)
With the numbers of those infected and killed by the #Coronavirus continuing to rise, we updated our Q&A with @jvsevent and Davidson Hamer, SPH profs teaching our emerging infectious diseases core course. Read here 👉 https://t.co/MlK7Qqfmcp
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Featured in @WCAI_NPR !! @MlsScammell
A recent study done by Boston University's School of Public Health found that residents who lived within the .4 mile zone were at risk for having disrupted thyroid hormone function. #newbedford Report by @sarah_mizes_tan. https://t.co/ZT9At0pK2R
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New Study! BU Superfund investigators estimate human health risk of ambient air inhalation close to New Bedford Harbor, contributing data on the importance of considering non-cancer health risk when regulating PCB contaminated sites. @IowaSRP @MlsScammell @ToxicsAction @HARCGNB
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Dr.@NadjaBrun presenting her research with Project 5 and @WHOI investigators at #NIEHS19! O-PCB effects on sensory system in Zebrafish larvae can cause a delayed escape response 😮!
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Kate Crawford recently published a paper explaining molecular pathways behind co-exposure to multiple contaminants that act jointly on kilifish embryo fin formation - with Projects 3, 4, RTC, & Atlantic Ecology Division @EPAresearch
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As my @SRP_NIEHS colleagues are mtg in Seattle for #NIEHS19 and we plan for resilience in greater Boston, this is timely...@TheNewEnglandC2 @BU_Superfund @CRESSH_Mass @MysticMyRWA
Across the U.S., 60% of heavily polluted Superfund sites are at risk from climate change, including hurricane storm surges and flooding that could wash their toxic legacies into waterways and communities, a @USGAO report warns. https://t.co/8B3eDlzOfW
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We're excited to be at #NIEHS19 Superfund Research Annual Meeting! Today @AnnfromBoston is presenting Research Translation stories from Project 1.
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Dr. Sherr appeared on the @RachaelRayShow with @grettamonahan to talk about cancer prevention in honor of #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
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Concerned about #microplastics? Register for the Microplastics in the Ocean international workshop @WHOI in #WoodsHole (Oct 15-18) to help bring community to action. @ToxicsAction @SEHNetwork @CHE_healthenv @museumofscience
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What we can learn about human health and disease from studying fish phenotypes: https://t.co/J8YK5ZjzW9
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Dr. Dave Sherr was a plenary speaker at the international #Dioxin2019 Kyoto conference last month, presenting on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor's role as a cancer instigator and immune checkpoint regulator.
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