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New Publication Co-Authored by PROTECT Researchers Establishes Approach to Identify PFAS Contamination

New Publication Co-Authored by PROTECT Researchers Establishes Approach to Identify PFAS Contamination

Nov 28, 2022 | News on Environmental Health, PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team, Research Translation

New Publication Co-Authored by PROTECT Researchers Establishes Approach to Identify PFAS Contamination A new paper published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters talks about a conceptual approach to map per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

PROTECT Study finds predictors of metals exposures which contribute to higher toxicity levels amongst Puerto Rican Women compared to US Population.

Nov 19, 2020 | News on Environmental Health

In a recent publication, PROTECT researchers found that toxic and essential metals are present at higher levels in pregnant Puerto Rican women compared to those from the general US population. Researchers identified that diet, water sources, and smoking were...

Protect Trainee Jill Riddell visits Butler Cave to study Karst Sediment Chemical Characteristics

Nov 17, 2020 | News on Environmental Health

Recently, PROTECT trainee Jill Riddell (Ph.D. candidate, West Virginia University) visited Butler Cave to study and characterize its karst sediments in terms of organic carbon, grain size, and elemental/mineralogical composition. The Butler Cave-Sinking Creek System...

PROTECT Study exposes how severe hurricanes can lead to adverse birth outcomes

Sep 25, 2020 | News on Environmental Health

In a recent study published in Population and Environment, PROTECT researchers found that women in Northern Puerto Rico who were pregnant during Hurricane Maria were exposed to higher levels of phthalates, chemicals shown to be related to preterm birth after Maria...

Former PROTECT Trainee Stephanie Eick receives award from ECHO Opportunities and Infrastructure Fund

Aug 21, 2020 | News on Environmental Health, Uncategorized

The ECHO program of NIH recently announced that former Human Subjects & Sampling Core Trainee Stephanie Eick is among 9 others who received an award for the ECHO Opportunities and Infrastructure Fund (OIF). The OIF is an NIH-funded grants mechanism for early...

PROTECT Study shows increased levels of toxic chemicals in drinking water as a result of Hurricanes Maria & Irma

Aug 12, 2020 | News on Environmental Health

In a recent study evaluating the degradation of drinking water quality after Hurricanes Maria & Irma, PROTECT researchers found that strong winds and flooding caused increased levels of metals and organic micropollutants contamination in drinking water. Drinking...
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