Less mercury in the environment since tougher emissions rules enacted
Mercury has declined significantly in the air, water, and soil, and in U.S. freshwater and Atlantic Ocean fisheries. Weakening emissions rules could impede progress.
Flaws found in industry-backed studies of commonly used pesticide
Findings from industry-funded toxicity studies of the commonly used pesticide chlorpyrifos that showed the product had no effects on neurodevelopment may be biased, misleading, and inaccurate, according to a new study. The study examined raw data from animal…
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…
Risks of PFASs known decades before research revealed, says expert
Research on the dangerous health effects of perfluorinated alkylate substances (PFASs)—chemicals widely used in everything from carpets and nonstick cookware to firefighting foams—was kept hidden for decades.
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…
PFASs, chemicals commonly found in environment, may interfere with body weight regulation
For immediate release: February 13, 2018 Boston, MA – A class of chemicals used in many industrial and consumer products was linked with greater weight gain after dieting, particularly among women, according to a study led by Harvard…
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…