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Thursday, April 18, 2024

Oil Spills are a Black Mark on Health

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Kristina Blank 0 Comments clean up, Deepwater Horizon, environmental health, exposure science, Gulf Study, heart attack, oil spill, Pollution, public health

The thought of oil spills conjures up images of marine disasters–wildlife smothered in slick sludge and thick black smoke. But what are the human health consequences to the brave men and women who respond and work to clean up these messes? New research examines the potential impact of oil spill response work on risk of heart attack in those who clean up after the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Environmental Science Human Exposure and Public Health Toxicology

Down the drain: What man-made products are in our waterways?

March 11, 2019September 12, 2022 Brittany Maule 0 Comments Pollution, Wastewater, water, water quality

Humans use thousands of pharmaceutical and personal care products in any given day. What happens to these products after we use them? The unfortunate answer is that many of them end up in our waterways. Population size and land use may help us predict what products we can see in a waterbody. If we know what products are out there, we could better understand what effects these products can have on aquatic ecosystems and human health.