Posted in environmental health, epidemiology, global respiratory health on 19. Feb, 2010
Rural asthma study launching in the Midwest
Novel technology automatically tracks where and when attacks occur
Beginning next week, Madison-based Reciprocal Sciences, with funding from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will launch a new study to learn more about the problem of rural asthma in the Midwest. The study follows a recent report by [...]
Posted in environmental health, epidemiology, global respiratory health on 09. Feb, 2010
Work-related respiratory diseases in the EU [Sigsgaard et al - ERJ]
New European Respiratory Society report surveys the epidemiology of the major occupational respiratory diseases in the EU, with a look at historic and contemporary risk factors, and an update on regulation. Highlights the emerging burden of occupational lung disease in “newer professions, such as public administration, [...]
Posted in environmental health on 15. Jan, 2010
Last year (Nov 6, 2009), the House approved legislation to reduce the risks of terrorist attacks on chemical plants and water treatment facilities. The Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009, which passed without a single Republican vote, includes measures a NY Times editorial called “reasonable, vital and long overdue” that were long sought by [...]
Posted in environmental health on 23. Jan, 2009
Preparing for a Chlorine Gas Disaster
U.S. News & World Report, DC - Jan 8, 2009
Preparing for a Chlorine Gas Disaster
CBC.ca, Canada - Jan 8, 2009
Preparing for a Chlorine Gas Disaster
Washington Post, United States - Jan 7, 2009
Preparing for a Chlorine Gas Disaster
Forbes, NY - Jan 7, 2009
Study looks at major chlorine disaster
United Press International - Jan 6, 2009
Going Back to Graniteville: Studying the 2005 chlorine leak could help prepare the country for terrorism
Augusta Chronicle, GA - Jan 3, 2009
Study uses Graniteville accident as [...]
Posted in environmental health on 07. Jan, 2009
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008
Contact:
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(240) 221-4256
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New Study Examines Effects of Graniteville, S.C., Chlorine Gas Disaster: [...]
Posted in environmental health on 01. Dec, 2008
In January 2005, a train derailment in South Carolina released 42-60 tons of chlorine gas in the middle of a small town. I was part of the CDC team that went to South Carolina to help the Dept of Health and Environmental Control respond to the disaster and investigate the health effects.
One of our papers, [...]
