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Undertaking large-scale ecological restoration projects along Great Lakes waterfronts provides an opportunity to improve aquatic and riparian habitat, as well as to enhance community well-being by reconnecting communities with their riverbanks and shorelines. However, to consider...

Smoke impacts from Wildfire are a concern for federal, state and local officials. At-risk populations include aged adults, children, people with respiratory disease, people with cardiovascular disease, and pregnant women and fetuses. Populations suspected to be a greater risk inc...

EPA has been working with community members with optimization of their water treatment and distribution systems. Community members and students are being trained on the use of water quality sensors and instruments to better understand, manage, and use water quality data and reinf...

It is well documented that marginalized, often non-white, populations in the United States are disproportionately exposed to environmental contaminants, suffer greater well-being consequences and are at the same time confronted with institutional barriers such as institutional ra...

PCB exposures have been associated with liver disease in cohort studies and steatohepatitis with liver necrosis in animal models. MicroRNAs (miRs) are non-coding RNAs that maintain cellular homeostasis, possibly in response to environmental exposures. This study tests the hypothe...

A critical part of community based human health risk assessment following chemical exposure is identifying sources of susceptibility. Life stage is one such susceptibility. A prototypic air pollutant, ozone (O3) induces dysfunction of the pulmonary, cardiac, and nervous systems. ...

Background: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are industrial pollutants previously associated with steatohepatitis. The Anniston Community Health Survey-I (ACHS-1) is a cohort consisting of community participants living near a former PCB production facility in Alabama. In ACHS-I, ...

New technology and wide access to the Internet have provided unprecedented opportunities for getting science to audiences rapidly and innovatively. Over 10 years ago, EPA began development of EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas), aiming to be on the forefront of using we...

US EPA&rsquo;s EnviroAtlas is an existing resource that provides a wealth of data and tools that can be used in a multitude of ecological decision-making contexts. Because the EnviroAtlas platform is free and has a low training threshold, it presents an accessible option for resi...

Research designs that strategically engage members of the public, frequently referred to as public engagement in science or citizen science, are becoming increasingly common. These designs vary in terms of purpose and stage of research, but all leverage the involvement of individ...

Mitochondria play a central role in energy homeostasis, and act as regulatory check-points for downstream metabolic responses and cell senescence processes during an entire life-span. Acute or chronic environmental toxicant exposures have shown deleterious organ-specific human he...

Undertaking large-scale remediation and restoration projects in prominent waterfront locations such as city parks provides an opportunity both to improve fish habitat and fishing, as well as to enhance community well-being. However, to consider both opportunities simultaneously, ...

Background/Question/Methods Following the passing of landmark environmental legislation and the establishment of the US EPA, rapid progress was made in addressing the most pressing and tractable environmental pollution problems through regulation and technological solutions. Les...

Formaldehyde is an important hazardous air pollutant (HAP) that is a leading driver for HAP-related cancer risk in the United States. It is emitted directly by numerous anthropogenic and natural sources, and formed as a secondary product from volatile organic compounds (VOCs) ph...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of proposed code changes regarding residential onsite sewage disposal systems (OSDS) in Suffolk County, New York. Of the approximately 569,000 housing units in Suffolk County, 365,000 are no...

The US EPA&rsquo;s Sustainable and Healthy Communities (SHC) National Research Program has provided $2 million research grants to fund four academic research projects through the Science-To-Achieve-Results(STAR) to carry out community-based research that will foster better unders...

Increasingly, scholars across disciplines are working directly with the public to address issues in complex problem domains through research designed to advance knowledge but also bring about meaningful change in those areas. From an environmental public health perspective, this ...

One of the most pervasive challenges facing coastal communities is sea level rise (SLR), both in its geographical extent and potential for adverse social, economic, and environmental impact. Local flooding results in property damage and disruptions to daily life. Likewise, regio...

Our objective was to conduct a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) with state, city, and community stakeholders to provide information to decision-makers regarding the health consequences of a large-scale, urban aquatic habitat restoration project in a Great Lakes coastal community. T...

: Six future alternatives were analyzed for the Mud Lake remediation and restoration project in the St. Louis River Area of Concern. We modelled ecosystem services for each future to identify specific trade-offs for the different alternatives. For example, Alt 4 provided the grea...

The presentation will briefly summarize what is known about the health effects of exposure to wildland fire smoke, and what health effects are suspected to be associated with exposure. Knowledge gaps and opportunities for key research efforts will be discussed. The presentation ...

Resilient decision-making is predicated on the ability to rapidly integrate information across distinct knowledge domains as well as temporal and spatial scales, while balancing uncertainty and competing multi-sector goals that are often advanced in isolation and are dependent on...

Coastal hazards and the associated community exposure risks can develop when practitioners make decisions that optimize goals in isolation, without adequately considering cross-sector impacts, or without integrating stakeholder perspectives into the decision-making process. Due t...

Numerous research methods were used, with primary focus on using community-derived health and environmental data to explore and characterize tribal exposures to and health impacts from environmental contaminants or environmental changes. Of note are the focus on community-based p...

Coastal hazards and the associated community exposure risks can develop when practitioners make decisions that optimize goals in isolation, without adequately considering cross-sector impacts, or without integrating stakeholder perspectives into the decision-making process. Due t...