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Reporting back environmental exposure data and free choice learning. [PDF]

, 2016
Reporting data back to study participants is increasingly being integrated into exposure and biomonitoring studies. Informal science learning opportunities are valuable in environmental health literacy efforts and report back efforts are filling an ...
Beamer, Paloma I, Brody, Julia Green, Brown, Phil, Loh, Miranda, Lothrop, Nathan, Ramirez-Andreotta, Monica D   +5 more
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s Use of Community Involvement to Engage Communities at Superfund Sites [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund program was established to identify, assess and clean up the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites to protect human health and the environment. Community involvement is an important part of the Superfund program for at least three reasons.
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Isolation, Characterization, and Mycostimulation of Fungi for the Degradation of PAHs at US Superfund Site

, 2023
Abstract Mycoremediation is a biological treatment approach that relies on fungi to transform environmental pollutants into intermediates with lower environmen- tal burden. Traditionally, Basidiomycetes were the target fungal phylum used in mycoremediation, however this phylum was found to be unsuccessful when scaled up.
Joshua Crittenden, Daniel Raudabaugh, Claudia Gunsch   +2 more
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Embedding Chemistry and Pharmacy Into Sustainability

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.
Chemistry and pharmacy provide products and processes that are indispensable for our high living standard. To understand their relationship with sustainability is important to allow them to contribute to sustainability in a sustainable manner. An integrated overview of green, circular, and sustainable chemistry and pharmacy is given and how they have t
Klaus Kümmerer
wiley   +1 more source

Risk assessment using IEUBK model for the Naica mine tailings

Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView.
Abstract Mexico has a long history of mineral extraction, during which limited environmental regulations allowed the accumulation of toxic waste near communities, primarily in rural or undeveloped areas. Some of these toxic substances, such as lead, pose significant risks to vulnerable populations, particularly children aged 0 to 7 years.
A. Contreras‐Guardiola, M. A. Olmos‐Márquez, L. Cortés‐Palacios, E. Santellano‐Estrada, M. C. Valles‐Aragón   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetically Engineered Nanobody–Recombinant Antibody Colloidal Gold Strip for Ultrasensitive Atrazine Detection in Fruits and Vegetables

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
A sensitive colloidal gold immunochromatographic assay for atrazine was successfully established using genetically engineered nanobody‐recombinant antibody, which overcame the shortcomings of traditional antigen‐antibody. ABSTRACT Colloidal gold immunochromatography (CG‐ICA) is distinguished by its cost‐effectiveness and rapid detection capabilities ...
Jiayong Bao, Peipei Li, A. M. Abd El‐Aty, Jing Zhao, Lingyuan Xu, Chenxi Guo, Jia Li, Xingmei Lei, Sensen Feng, Yi Liu, Si Chen, Fen Jin, Jing Wang, Lufei Zheng, Zhen Cao, Bruce D. Hammock, Maojun Jin   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Through a Lens Darkly--Superfund Spectacles on Public Participation at Brownfield Sites [PDF]

, 1998
The authors discuss the recent trend in brownfield site development against a backdrop of Superfund experience and explore current barriers to public ...
Hersh, Robert, Wernstedt, Kris
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Human Health Risk Assessment From Exposure to Toxic Metals in Soils and Leafy Vegetables in Smallholder Farms of Northeastern Brazil

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study assessed human health risks associated with exposure to potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in soils and leafy vegetables cultivated in smallholder agricultural systems in Northeastern Brazil. Soil and vegetable samples were collected from 18 agricultural areas and analyzed for cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), nickel
Fernando Ferreira da Cunha Filho, Alex Souza Moraes, João Paulo Siqueira da Silva, Edvane Borges da Silva, Ademir Amaral, André Maciel Netto   +5 more
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EPA Enforcement Actions and Property Prices

Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the effects of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement actions on property prices in the United States. Using data on EPA enforcement cases, we assess how investors and homeowners react to regulatory actions to curb environmental violations.
Van Le, My Nguyen, Anh Viet Pham
wiley   +1 more source

Moving Beyond Cleanup: Identifying the Crucibles of Environmental Gentrification [PDF]

, 2007
This paper reviews the distributional impacts associated with "environmental gentrification" following the cleanup and reuse of LULUs. By making a neighborhood more attractive, cleanup and reuse of LULUs may drive up local real estate prices.
Eleanor McCormick, H. Spencer Banzhaf
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