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Carsten prasse

Illustration of people relaxing on inflatables in blue water
Environmental health
How Labor Day crowds affect local streams
Published Aug 29, 2024
New research from Johns Hopkins provides insight into the compounds and chemicals people are splashing around in when their favorite swimming spots are packed
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3 questions
EPA phases out PFAS
Published April 19, 2024
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency imposes first-ever regulations limiting chemicals known as PFAS, or forever chemicals, in drinking water
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Q+A
A closer look at the EPA's proposed regulations of 'forever chemicals'
Published March 21, 2023
Carsten Prasse, assistant professor of environmental health and engineering, discusses the effects of the regulations on public water systems—from their benefits for Americans' health to the reality of implementation
Sewage truck
Environmental health
EPA grants $1.9M to JHU researchers to study biosolids from sewage
Published Nov 29, 2021
Study will examine the occurrence and uptake of contaminants found in waste as well as health risks
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E-cigarettes
Vaping liquids, aerosols contain thousands of unknown chemicals
Published Oct 7, 2021
Study identifies compounds undisclosed by popular brands including industrial chemicals, caffeine