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Environmental health and engineering

In memoriam

Renowned researcher Harihar Rajaram dies

Published July 15, 2024

Remembered as a dedicated mentor, Rajaram was known for his innovative use of mathematical models to understand and predict complex environmental phenomena

Environmental health

Surprisingly high levels of toxic gas found in Louisiana

Published June 11, 2024

The toxic gas ethylene oxide, at levels a thousand times higher than what is considered safe, was detected across parts of Louisiana with a cutting-edge mobile air-testing lab

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Environmental Health

Turning waste into watts

Published Dec 7, 2023

Study led by Hopkins environmental engineers suggests that anaerobic digestion could be used to clean cattle manure and produce fuel

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Health+Well-Being

Could your house make you sick?

Published Fall 2023

Johns Hopkins experts weigh in on pressing questions about health and safety indoors / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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3 Questions

EPA eliminates wetlands protections

Published Sept 1, 2023

As much as half of the nation's wetlands were recently removed from federal regulations that protected them from pollution, JHU expert Ciaran Harman says

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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