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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…
Tracking mercury sources in seafood
It’s been known that exposure to the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) comes mostly from eating seafood. Now, a new Harvard study has found that most of that exposure comes from tuna and shrimp, and that seafood from the Pacific…
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…
Popularity of plastic takes toll on oceans, puts human health at risk
November 27, 2017 – Our love affair with plastic—from water bottles, shopping bags, and drinking straws, to consumer product packaging—is taking a toll on the world’s oceans, and damaging the health of people, marine birds, and animals. The…
Pollution has steep price in lives lost, economic damages
Toxic air, water, and soil contribute annually to 9 million deaths and $4.6 trillion in economic damages globally, according to a new report by the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health. Illness and death related to pollution in less-developed…
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…
Balancing economic growth and environmental protection
Experts say that economic growth and environmental protection do not need to be mutually exclusive.
Significant racial, ethnic, income disparities in hydration found among U.S. adults
July 25, 2017 – Nearly a third of U.S. adults are not hydrated enough, and poorer adults as well as Black and Hispanic adults are at higher risk for poor hydration than wealthier and white adults, according to…
Student team’s environmental surveillance system wins $10,000 innovation grant
May 4, 2017 – A real-time environmental hazard detection and notification software platform that pools data from social media and other data sources to spot brewing environmental crises and alert the public and authorities to take action netted a…