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...
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...
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...
Mar 20, 2020 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Environmental Health, News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team
PROTECT Study finds increased levels of flame retardant and plasticizing chemicals associated with the use of personal care products among pregnant women in Puerto Rico. In a recent Study published in Environmental Research Journal, PROTECT researchers detected...
Nov 22, 2019 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Environmental Health, Project 3 (Fate & Transport), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team, PROTECT Trainees
PROTECT Study evaluates how CVOC chemicals are distributed and travel through the Karst System of Northern Puerto Rico Chlorinated Volatile Organic Compounds (CVOCs) are a type of chlorinated solvent that are commonly used in industrial, business, and home settings....
Oct 4, 2019 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Environmental Health, Project 4 (Green Remediation), PROTECT Team
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