Industrial Hygiene

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IN THE NEWS: EPA's Science Advisory Board to Scrutinize Clean Car Rollback

Trish Komen Quoted in Scientific American

An independent panel of experts is poised to scrutinize one of the Trump administration’s most consequential environmental rollbacks. Critics of the Trump EPA say the review stands to highlight errors in that analysis that could inform future lawsuits against the administration.

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Improving Working Conditions for E-Waste Recyclers

An In-Depth Look at Rick Neitzel's Research

For the last two years, Rick Neitzel, associate professor of Environmental Health Sciences, and his colleagues have been studying e-waste recycling to identify the health hazards workers might face and help them improve their working conditions.

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Football Players as Workers: Should OSHA Regulate the NFL?

New Research from Adam Finkel

What would happen if we started thinking of NFL players as workers, who might be in harm’s way as they tackle and crash to the amazement of millions of fans? Adam M. Finkel, clinical professor of Environmental Health Sciences, explores this question.