Spring 2020 Newsbrief
Low-Cost Exposure System to E-Cigarette Aerosol in Animal Studies
A custom-built low-cost exposure system to e-cigarette aerosol was created for use in animal studies to determine the potential health effects of e-cigarette devices. Learn more...
Gasoline Vapor Emissions during Vehicle Refueling and Effectiveness of Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR) Systems
An infrared camera was used to view vapor emissions from vehicles during refueling and to examine the effectiveness of Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery systems. Learn more...
Exposure to phthalates before birth may decrease fine motor functions in 11-year old girls
In a birth cohort from the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, investigators examined associations between exposure to several phthalates before birth and fine motor skills. Learn more...
Measurement of children's peak exposure to residential secondhand smoke
The investigators aimed to measure second hand smoke exposure, and to compare the difference in children's exposure to PM2.5 between smoking and non-smoking homes. Learn more...
Welcome to Our New Center Member
Maya Deyssenroth, DrPH, recently joined the Department of Environmental Health Sciences as an Assistant Professor. As a molecular epidemiologist, her research is continually motivated by a keen interest to facilitate early intervention through the identification of pre-clinical biomarkers of adverse health outcomes. Read more...