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…
Health benefits of organic food, farming outlined in new report
February 8, 2017 – A report prepared for the European Parliament, co-authored by Harvard Chan School’s Philippe Grandjean, adjunct professor of environmental health, outlines the health benefits of eating organic food and practicing organic agriculture. Why did the…
Grandjean, Weisskopf honored for contributions to environmental epidemiology
Two Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health faculty members received awards at the 28th annual meeting of the International Society For Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) held September 1-4, 2016 in Rome. Philippe Grandjean, adjunct professor of environmental health…
Unsafe levels of toxic chemicals found in drinking water for six million Americans
Drinking water samples near industrial sites, military fire training areas, wastewater treatment plants have highest levels of fluorinated compounds For immediate release: August 9, 2016 Boston, MA – Levels of a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked…
Flint’s water crisis ‘infuriating’ given knowledge about lead poisoning
January 26, 2016 -- Harvard Chan School’s Philippe Grandjean, an expert in how environmental pollution impairs brain development, says that Flint, Michigan’s water crisis could have been prevented, given the United States’ long experience with lead contamination—and how…
Breastfeeding may expose infants to toxic chemicals
For immediate release: August 20, 2015 Boston, MA ─ A widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and interference with immune function—perfluorinated alkylate substances, or PFASs—appears to build up in infants by 20%–30% for each month…
Parents’ exposure to chemicals prior to conception linked to child’s health problems
A couple’s exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, psychological stress, malnutrition, and other environmental stressors prior to conceiving a child may alter the child’s genetic structure and development, leading to increased risk of health issues later in life, according to…
Federal government calls for lowering fluoride levels in drinking water
For the first time in over five decades, the federal government has lowered the recommended level of fluoride in U.S. community drinking water. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its updated Public Health Service recommendations…
A call for reducing fluoride levels in drinking water
March 10, 2015 — Controversy over fluoride levels in drinking water in Massachusetts has made headlines in recent months as Cambridge, Gloucester, Newburyport, and other towns in Massachusetts relook at the decades-old practice of adding fluoride to public…
Cost of hormone-disrupting chemical exposure in Europe in billions
March 10, 2015 — Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC) is estimated to cost the European Union more than €150 billion ($209 billion) a year in health care expenses and lost earning potential, according to studies by a team…
