A5019062368- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Heavy metals in environment
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Noise Effects and Management
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Finance, Taxation, and Governance
- Community Health and Development
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Radioactive element chemistry and processing
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Arsenic contamination and mitigation
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Economic and Social Development
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Public Health Policies and Education
Union of Concerned Scientists
2023-2024
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
2011-2023
Columbia University
2019
University of Maryland, College Park
2019
Center for Children
2019
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1998-2007
Princeton University
2007
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
1998
The curious phenomenon of similar levels methylmercury (MeHg) accumulation in fish from contaminated and pristine environments may be explained by the observation that proportion total mercury (HgT) present as MeHg is inversely related to HgT natural waters. We hypothesize this "MeHg paradox" quantitative induction bacterial enzymes are encoded resistance (mer) operon, organomercury lyase (MerB), mercuric reductase (MerA) inorganic Hg (Hg[II]). tested hypothesis two ecosystems New Jersey:...
Higher levels of nearby traffic increase exposure to air pollution and adversely affect health outcomes. Populations with lower socio-economic status (SES) are particularly vulnerable stressors like pollution. We investigated cumulative exposures risks from MNRiskS-modeled in multiple source categories across demographic groups. Exposures risks, especially on-road sources, were higher than the mean for minorities low SES populations white high populations. Owning vehicles driving alone...
Evidence is growing on the adverse neurodevelopmental effects of exposure to combustion-related air pollution. Project TENDR (Targeting Environmental Neurodevelopmental Risks), a unique collaboration leading scientists, health professionals, and children's environmental advocates, has identified pollutants as critical targets for action protect healthy brain development. We present policy recommendations maintaining strengthening federal protections, advancing state local actions, supporting...
Speciation and reactivity of mercury were examined in Berry's Creek estuary downstream a highly mercury-contaminated U.S. EPA Superfund site during the summers 2002 2003. Surface water samples from estuary, its confluence with Hackensack River, upstream that analyzed for total (THg), particulate (PHgT), dissolved (DHg) mercury, monomethylmercury (MeHg), gaseous (DGM), bacterial merA gene transcript abundances. concentrations THg (210–6800 pM) are among highest North America. A gradient Hg...
Three modeling systems were used to estimate human health risks from air pollution: two versions of MNRiskS (for Minnesota Risk Screening), and the USEPA National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA). is a unique cumulative risk system assess multiple toxics, sources, pathways on local state‐wide scale. In addition, ambient outdoor monitoring data available for estimation comparison with modeled estimates concentrations. Highest concentrations estimated generally found in Minneapolis‐St. Paul...
In 2008, the statute authorizing Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to issue air permits was amended include a unique requirement analyze and consider "cumulative levels effects of past current environmental pollution from all sources on environment residents geographic area within which facility's emissions are likely be deposited." Data describing Statute Area suggest it is challenged by socioeconomic concerns, i.e., concerns often described phrase 'environmental equity'. With input...
Risk assessments for inorganic contaminated soils are often based on total concentration of a contaminant. However, strong binding metals in soil can reduce the oral bioavailability. Since bioavailability inorganics is generally less than 100% and partially dissolution-limited, human gastrointestinal dissolution models that measure bioaccessibility instead extractable mass should be used to develop radionuclide source terms. For reported study, published method was modified allow...
Abstract Domestic water wells are routinely subjected to in situ chemical disinfection treatments control nuisance or pathogenic bacteria. Most chlorine based and presumably cause strongly oxidizing conditions the wellbore. Water resource managers Wisconsin were concerned that such might facilitate release of arsenic from sulfide minerals disseminated within a confined sandstone aquifer. To test this hypothesis, well was four over 9 months time. The first treatment consisted routine pumping...
Background: One in six children the United States have a developmental disability, and widespread exposures to toxic chemicals can increase risks for cognitive, behavioral, social impairment children. Project TENDR (Targeting Environmental Neuro-Development Risks) is an alliance of more than 50 leading scientists, health professionals advocates focused on preventing toxins that harm brain development, eliminating disproportionate color low-income We initiated this systematic-scoping review...
Background: The combined effects of multiple environmental toxicants and social stressor exposures are widely recognized as important public health problems, likely contributing to inequities. However cumulative risk impacts have received little attention by US policy makers at state federal levels develop comprehensive strategies reduce these exposures, mitigate risks prevent harm. An area for which the inherent limitations current approaches well illustrated is children's neurodevelopment...
Joint Ph.D Program in Exposure Assessment, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute of Rutgers University the Medicine Dentistry New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ