Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering in the Department of Environmental Health
Environmental Health
Sunderland EM, Hu XC, Dassuncao C, Tokranov AK, Wagner CC, Allen JG.
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2019 03. 29(2):131-147. PMID: 30470793
Sunderland EM, Dalziel J, Heyes A, Branfireun BA, Krabbenhoft DP, Gobas FA.
Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Mar 01. 44(5):1698-704. PMID: 20121085
A recent Trump administration decision to ease mercury regulations for oil- and coal-fired plants will significantly harm public health, according to Elsie Sunderland. Sunderland, professor of environmental science and engineering in the Department of Environmental Health, spoke about…
Perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs—a group of toxic chemicals linked with health issues such as cancer, immune system problems, and thyroid disease—will likely be subject to new regulations in Massachusetts in 2020. In mid-December, the commonwealth of Massachusetts proposed…
News about a family of toxic synthetic chemicals called PFASs—“per- and polyfluoralkyl substances”—has recently been making headlines in New England. In Connecticut, PFASs were found to be leaching out of landfills in Hartford and Ellington. In Massachusetts, a…
There’s been more and more news lately about the presence of “forever chemicals” in the environment. These widely used chemicals—whose technical name is “per- and polyfluoralkyl substances,” or PFASs—remain in the environment for thousands or even millions of…
Significant amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—toxic chemicals known as PFASs—have been found in the drinking water of some schools in Massachusetts. High levels of the chemicals turned up in schools in Stow and several other communities after…