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Did companies conceal the risk of industrial chemicals?

Perfluorinated alkylate substances (PFASs) have existed for decades and are used in hundreds of everyday products, but only recently have scientists begun to understand the negative health effects associated with this class of industrial chemicals. Research published in…

PFASs exposure linked to increased type 2 diabetes risk

Coming on the heels of a recent Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health study showing an association between exposure to PFASs and obesity, a new paper by Harvard Chan School researchers and colleagues found that higher baseline…

Chemical exposure costs globally higher than thought

Costs associated with environmental chemical exposures worldwide may exceed 10% of the global gross domestic product, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researcher and EHESP School of Public Health in France.…

New Superfund center launched to investigate industrial chemicals

The Sources, Transport, Exposure and Effects of PFASs (STEEP) center has been launched to investigate industrial chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). High levels of human exposure to PFASs have been shown to increase cholesterol levels, interfere…

Chemical contamination in Australian drinking water

Philippe Grandjean, adjunct professor of environmental health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, discussed the potential health effects of PFASs in drinking water in an October 9, 2017 interview on Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC-TV) Four Corners…

Understanding how chemicals contaminate water

Environmental experts from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the University of Rhode Island (URI) are teaming up to learn more about chemicals that have contaminated water at sites across the U.S. Harvard Chan School’s Philippe…