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Toxic Chemicals – EDCs

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Microplastics

The ubiquity of microplastics in the environment is an emerging concern. These small plastics (<5 mm) along with associated contaminants may be consumed by organisms including humans and have been found in every environment on Earth. There are numerous data gaps about the potential effects of microplastics on human health and ecological systems.

Department of Health Alerts Pennsylvanians About Recall of Children’s Jewelry Set Due to Lead and Cadmium Levels

Department of Health Alerts Pennsylvanians About Recall of Children’s Jewelry Set Due to Lead and Cadmium Levels

 The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is alerting parents and caregivers about the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall of Yaomiao Children’s Jewelry Sets. Lead and cadmium levels that exceed federal safety standards have been found in the jewelry sets.

Examining the role of diet in the study of Bisphenol A and child neurodevelopment: Pilot Project Dr. Kristen Lyall

Examining the role of diet in the study of Bisphenol A and child neurodevelopment: Pilot Project

November seminar of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health. Led by Kristen Lyall, Sc.D., Associate Professor, and Marisa Patti, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, of the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University.  They discuss the results of their PRCCEH pilot project.

Water Center at Penn releases beyond drinking water: Strategies for communicating and managing PFAS contamination

Water Center at Penn releases beyond drinking water: Strategies for communicating and managing PFAS contamination

The Water Center is pleased to announce the release of a new report, Beyond Drinking Water: Strategies for Communicating and Managing PFAS Contamination. 

Engaging Communities in Research: From Manganese in Marietta to the Train Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio Group discussion.

Engaging Communities in Research: From Manganese in Marietta to the Train Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

Dr Haynes will walk us through her journey as postdoctoral fellow working with residents of Marietta, Ohio to address their concerns about a ferromanganese refinery to her latest community partnerships in East Palestine, Ohio and many in between. Although each study has a different exposure of concern, each one has been conducted with and for the community with the same guiding principles of community-engaged research.

Drinking Water from Private Wells: Risks, Barriers, and Environmental Challenges Pregnant woman talking with doctor while looking at medicine ingredients.

Drinking Water from Private Wells: Risks, Barriers, and Environmental Challenges

This Grand Rounds series will provide healthcare providers with state-of-the-science content on current topics in pediatric environmental health. Such information will fill in the knowledge gaps of practitioners, enabling them to effectively counsel families whose children face possible health issues due to environmental chemicals, toxins, and other insults.

The Brain in Focus: Environmental Exposures, MRI, and Adolescent Brain Health Doctors, researchers and community members meeting together.

The Brain in Focus: Environmental Exposures, MRI, and Adolescent Brain Health

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will share the latest research on how the environment affects health. Through this webinar series, we aim to translate our science to empower families and communities to understand the science and make the lifestyle changes that matter most.

Environmental, nutritional, and pharmacological factors in the development of autism spectrum disorders Arnold Eiser

Environmental, nutritional, and pharmacological factors in the development of autism spectrum disorders

The March seminar of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health.  This session will be led by Arnold Eiser, MD, Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP). 

Associations of neighborhood environment, air pollution, and extreme temperature exposures with perinatal health outcomes Tim Nelin, MD

Associations of neighborhood environment, air pollution, and extreme temperature exposures with perinatal health outcomes

This session is led by Tim Nelin, MD, an attending physician and neonatology fellow at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

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