Environmental & Occupational Hazards – Page 14

Daily Pilot, August 18, 2022

Commentary: PFAS are ‘forever’ chemicals contaminating our water sources and affecting our health

"After more than 15 years of experience studying PFAS chemicals in our drinking water and their health effects, I believe that action is long overdue to minimize the serious health effects of these toxic chemicals." (Scott Bartell)

Daily News, August 12, 2022

Orange County reports first West Nile virus of the year

"It's pretty rare." (Andrew Noymer)

KCRW, August 5, 2022

Is catastrophic news coverage fit for human consumption?

"Scientific data backs Ripley’s feelings. Since September 11, 2001, research psychologist Roxane Cohen Silver at UC Irvine, has studied repeated exposure to news about disasters." (Roxane Cohen Silver)

Marketplace, August 3, 2022

Wildfires disproportionately affect low-income Americans, study finds

"That study’s author, research scientist Shahir Masri, said what we’re seeing here is how climate change and its effects – like worsening wildfires – are linked to inequality, whether we’re talking about floods or air pollution or extreme heat waves." (Shahir Masri)

Health, August 1, 2022

Monkeypox in Children: What Parents Need To Know About the Risks

"But parents should not worry excessively about their children contracting monkeypox." (Karen Edwards)

Los Angeles Times, July 31, 2022

This DIY box helps clear indoor air of the coronavirus. Why aren’t more people using them?

"They could have just said, ‘Boil your water.’ But they didn’t do that. They gave people clean drinking water." (Andrew Noymer)

Scientific American, July 29, 2022

Scientists Invent a Paper Battery—Just Add Water

"It’s these small batteries that are big problems," (Oladele Ogunseitan)

Nature World News, July 25, 2022

People Exposed To Repeated Hurricanes Has Been Linked To Increased Mental Problems, Research Says

"The researchers' findings suggested that a potential mental health crisis is associated with those who directly experienced the storm or knew someone who did, as well as those who spent several hours engaged with media about the hurricane, according to Dana Rose Garfin, UCI assistant adjunct professor of nursing and public health." (Dana Garfin)

AP, July 14, 2022

With COVID surging, Los Angeles may soon require masks

"People would be like, ‘There’s this crazy new flu that’s killing people in June.’" (Andrew Noymer)

Orange County Register, July 10, 2022

Maps tie Santa Ana’s contaminated soil to car pollution 100 years ago

"Lead soil contamination in Santa Ana is quite clearly anthropogenic," (Shahir Masri)