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U.S. standards for ‘safe’ limits of PFCs in drinking water appear too high for children
A new environmental toxicity study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of Copenhagen has found that exposure limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies for perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) found…
Arthur Kill oil spill: Diesel cleanup continues, 'luckily' it's not crude
Coverage in the Huffington Post, November 1, 2012, featuring HSPH's Jim Shine
Arku's journey
[ Fall 2012 ] Raphael Arku should have been on top of the world. There he was, in his early 20s, a geologist for a gold mining company, a job with prestige and money—neither of which he’d ever…
Toxic mercury, accumulating in the arctic, springs from a hidden source
Harvard study finds circumpolar rivers most responsible for high levels of mercury in the Arctic For immediate release: Monday, May 21, 2012 Boston, MA -- Environmental scientists at Harvard have discovered that the Arctic accumulation of mercury, a…
The Water Tamer: John Briscoe tackles water insecurity around the world
“Water truly branches into all aspects of life,” HSPH Prof. John Briscoe told Harvard Magazine in a profile published in the January/February 2012 issue. Briscoe, who has a joint appointment at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,…
Global health news: In Pakistan, controlling water is key
Pakistan is a nation built around a single river, the 1,800-mile Indus. Earlier this summer, rains sent floodwaters raging down the river, killing more than 1,600 and destroying more than a million homes, along with bridges, roads, power…
Global health: Harvard and Australia join together to make water a priority
On Aug. 13, 2010, a collaboration between the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Uniwater (Monash and Melbourne Universities) and Harvard University (represented by John Briscoe, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering at the Harvard…
Four Countries
Four Water Challenges INDIA - Sacred Ganges River, severely polluted, needs clean-up BRAZIL - Amazon deforestation threatens farming, hydropower PAKISTAN - Receding Himalayan glacier cuts meltwater to vital Indus River YEMEN - Unregulated extraction has depleted groundwater in this arid nation _________________________________________________________________________…
John Briscoe offers bold, unorthodox ideas for managing scarce water
[Fall 2009] What do people in developing nations understand about water that people in wealthy nations do not? "They understand the absence of it," says John Briscoe, newly appointed Professor of the Practice of Environmental Health at HSPH. If it doesn't…
Our world our challenge
March 2009 -- Explore HSPH's contribution to environmental health science -- from protecting workers from toxic exposures to investigating the subtler health impacts of air pollution -- through interviews and footage of faculty and students in the Department…
