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.

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...

PROTECT Study evaluates how CVOC chemicals are distributed and travel through the Karst System of Northern Puerto Rico

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....

PROTECT Study links common chemicals to preterm births in Puerto Rico

Oct 2, 2019 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team

This publication was recently featured and honored in the NIEHS Newsletter Papers of the Month PROTECT researchers have identified an association between exposure to chemicals found in many common consumer products and a shorter duration of pregnancy, thus increasing...

PROTECT DMAC Demonstrates State-of-the-art Data Management Framework as a Model for Multidisciplinary Research

Jul 18, 2019 | Data Management & Analysis Core, PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team

PROTECT DMAC Demonstrates State-of-the-art Data Management Framework as a Model for Multidisciplinary Research Almost all of today’s automated systems generate some form of data either for diagnostic or analysis purposes. A data management framework and repository are...

Concentrations of phenols, parabens and triclocarbans appear in higher levels among Puerto Rico cohort compared to mainland U.S.

Jun 24, 2019 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology), PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team

Concentrations of phenols, parabens and triclocarbans appear in higher levels among Puerto Rico cohort compared to mainland U.S. Recent environmental articles have increasingly focused on the potential dangers of chemicals that seem ever present and almost unavoidable...

PROTECT Study intermediate report: associations between demographic risk factors and preterm birth in the first 1000 participants

Jun 24, 2019 | Community Engagement Core, Human Subjects & Sampling Core, News on Premature Birth, PROTECT Research, PROTECT Team

PROTECT Study intermediate report: associations between demographic risk factors and preterm birth in the first 1000 participants Since PROTECT has started studying the environmental causes of higher levels of preterm birth in Puerto Rico preterm birth rates have...