West Nile virus infection risk is higher in less affluent neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD
Study finds abundance of infected mosquitos varies with neighborhood incomeCredit: Photo by Edwin Remsberg In Baltimore, Maryland, people living in ...
Tag: Environmental Health
COVID-19: indoor air in hospitals and nursing homes require more attention
Recommendations on how to reduce SARS-CoV-2 aerosol dispersalCredit: Beate Richter, TROPOS Leipzig/New Delhi/Rome. A variety of measures are necessary to ...
Researchers rank various mask protection, modifications against COVID-19
Scientists tested consumer-grade masks and improvised face coverings to show how effective they can be at protecting individuals from airborne ...
Flavors added to vaping devices can damage the heart
The vape flavorings so popular with kids and young adults are cardiotoxic and disrupt the heart's normal electrical activity, a ...
Screening for endocrine disruption in artificial zebrafish for long-term risk assessment
Environmental risk assessment through the development of an artificial organ-based toxicity assessment. Establishment of environmental toxicity assessment method using alternatives ...
Corona pandemic could be better tackled by reducing aerosol transmission.
Working committee particulate matter (AAF) recommends concrete countermeasures for indoor areas: masks, ventilation, air purification and overhead extractionCredit: Hartmut Herrmann ...
Bleach-alternative COVID-19 surface disinfectants may pollute indoor air: USask research
Credit: Trevor VandenBoer Cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants has the potential to pollute the air and pose a health ...
Air pollution spikes linked to lower test scores for Salt Lake County third graders
Credit: Mullen at al. (2020) Int. Journal of Enviro Res and Public Health Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the tiny particles ...
Headset over earphone: Cancelling out unnecessary and unwanted noise
Iintegrating laser-based technology for a quieter lifeCredit: UTS Researchers from the Centre for Audio, Acoustics and Vibration at the University ...
IVI, ROK’s GDEF join forces to provide OCV to 540K people at risk of cholera in Nepal & Mozambique
GDEF's US $8.05 million grant to support ECHO projects to prevent and control cholera and contribute to 'Ending Cholera--A Global ...
A cold-health watch and warning system for cold waves in Quebec
A team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique and the Institut national de santé publique du Québec has ...
New material ‘mines’ copper from toxic wastewater
Nature-inspired material designed by Berkeley Lab scientists removes copper from wastewater with atomic precisionCredit: Berkeley Lab We rely on water ...
What does East Germany’s rise and fall have to do with pigs? A lot, actually
The communist state's approach to industrial pig farming foreshadowed its demise, a University of Rochester historian arguesCredit: University of Washington ...
Increasing diversity and community participation in environmental engineering
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 19, 2020--Black, Hispanic, and Native American students and faculty are ...
How the flu virus spreads within cities
Credit: CDC, 2020 New insights into the local transmission of seasonal influenza may be valuable for planning interventions to combat ...
UTIA awarded FAA Grant to research sustainable aviation fuel development in the Southeast
Growing biomass for jet fuel may become a viable option for farmersCredit: Photo by E. McArthur on Unsplash. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ...
Microbial remedies target chemical threats in the environment
Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Across America, hazardous waste sites pose an ongoing threat to human and ...
Mimicking SARS-CoV-2 nasal infection in monkeys
Credit: Pixabay user RobbieRoss A new rhesus macaque animal model recapitulates the clinical and pathological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 ...
Pollution and pandemics: A dangerous mix
Research from Chakrabarty lab finds that as one goes, so goes the other -- to a pointCredit: Professor Rajan Chakrabarty, ...
This tableware made from sugarcane and bamboo breaks down in 60 days
Credit: Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University Scientists have designed a set of "green" tableware made from sugarcane and bamboo that doesn't sacrifice ...