Human Health
Berkeley Lab Scientists Find Evidence of Link Between Outdoor Ozone and Building-Related Health Symptoms
Submitted by sprowles on January 24, 2008 - 2:44pm.Date Posted:
Jan 23 2008
Title of News:
Berkeley Lab Scientists Find Evidence of Link Between Outdoor Ozone and Building-Related Health Symptoms
Summary:
A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found evidence that the prevalence of building-related symptoms (BRS) increases with increasing outdoor concentrations of the pollutant ozone. They have also discovered that the type of air filter that some buildings use in their ventilation systems may also play a role in the prevalence of BRS.
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LBNL ResearchNews
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Nicas, Mark
Submitted by admin on June 22, 2007 - 11:07am.Name of Person:
Nicas, Mark
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Department:
Public Health, Adjunct Professor
Research Interests:
Dr. Nicas has two primary research interests. First, he develops mathematical models to estimate exposure intensity to airborne chemical toxicants. Such models consider the pollutant emission rate and the dispersion pattern in air. Dr. Nicas uses two approaches - a traditional method based on deterministic differential equations and a probabilistic method involving Markov chain techniques. Second, he develops probability models for infection by airborne pathogens (e.g., M. tuberculosis, Y. pestis, C. immitis), with an immediate application to the risk-based selection of personal respiratory protection.
Jackson, Richard
Submitted by admin on June 21, 2007 - 12:57pm.Name of Person:
Jackson, Richard
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Department:
Public Health, Adjunct Professor
Research Interests:
Health policy as it is shaped by housing, transportation, agricultural, environmental, economic policy. Specific effects of toxic chemicals on health, especially that of children. Biomonitoring of chemical body burdens and health. Pesticides and human health.
Balmes, John R.
Submitted by admin on June 21, 2007 - 12:32pm.Name of Person:
Balmes, John R.
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Department:
Public Health, Professor
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Dr. Balmes' laboratory, the Human Exposure Laboratory (HEL), has been studying the respiratory health effects of various air pollutants for the past 15 years. Recently, the HEL has been focusing on the airway inflammatory effects of ozone and fine particles.
Hammond, Katherine S.
Submitted by admin on June 21, 2007 - 12:22pm.Name of Person:
Hammond, Katherine S.
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Department:
Public Health, Professor
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Dr. Hammond's early work focused on the pulmonary effects of exposures to silicon carbide in manufacturing, the carcinogenic potential of diesel exhaust exposures in railroad workers, the effects of exposure to solvents among boat builders, and the effect of exposure to machining fluids in the automobile industry. One of her continuing interests has been that of quantifying exposures to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).
Cancer death rates remain high decades after exposure to arsenic, new study finds
Submitted by admin on June 21, 2007 - 10:55am.Date Posted:
Jun 12 2007
Title of News:
Cancer death rates remain high decades after exposure to arsenic, new study finds
Summary:
Death rates from lung and bladder cancer remained high decades after residents in northern Chile were exposed to high levels of arsenic in their drinking water, according to a new study by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago.
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UCB News Center
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Fellowships with the Environmental Protection Agency
Submitted by cmjones on May 3, 2007 - 11:05am.Name of opportunity:
Fellowships with the Environmental Protection Agency
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The EPA provides funding through six different fellowships. The fellowships are 1)STAR Fellowships, 2) GRO Graduate Fellowships, 3)GRO Undergraduate Fellowhips, 4)American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Engineering Fellows Program, 5)Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Fellows Program, and 6) EPA Marshall Scholarship Program.
Public Health Library
Submitted by cmjones on April 24, 2007 - 10:23am.Name of Library of Museum:
Public Health Library
Description:
The Public Health Library collection includes material in all areas of public health, including nutrition in health and disease, health administration, epidemiology, toxicology, occupational health, maternal and child health, biostatistics, communicable diseases, community health and environmental health, and international health. We currently have about 99,000 volumes and 1,200 current serial titles.
Location:
42 Warren Hall
Big Ideas @ Berkeley Marketplace
Submitted by cmjones on April 6, 2007 - 1:04pm.Title:
Big Ideas @ Berkeley Marketplace
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Big Ideas @ Berkeley marketplace lets alumni, corporate and foundation partners, friends, and family support Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students who are passionate about tackling major global, regional, and local challenges such as clean energy, the environment, public health, safe drinking water, public policy, and technology-based entrepreneurship.
More Information:
Supporters can sponsor a “Big Idea” in the following ways:
1)Make financial or in-kind contributions to specific projects
2)Sponsor a future "Bears Breaking Boundaries" contest
3)Help raise funds (using ChipIn) from their friends and colleagues
4)Provide students with advice and connections to potential partners.
Environmental projects related to the environment can be found here:
Environment & Energy: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/13/all/all
Global Development: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/22/all/all
Health: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/14/all/all
Human Rights & Social Justice: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/23/all/all
Public Policy:http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/25/all/all
Science & Technology: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/projects/26/all/all
Susceptibility to pesticides highly variable among Latina women and children
Submitted by cmjones on April 4, 2007 - 1:36pm.Date Posted:
Mar 2 2006
Title of News:
Susceptibility to pesticides highly variable among Latina women and children
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A new study by researchers from UC Berkeley and the University of Washington raises the question of whether current standards for safe levels of pesticide exposure are sufficiently protective of a vulnerable population. The study found that some newborns may be 65 to 130 times more susceptible to exposure to certain organophosphate pesticides than some adults, and 26 to 50 times more sensitive than other newborns.
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UCB News Center
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