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Environmental health

Illustration of meat packers working on an assembly line while a train barrels toward them

Ailing under slaughterhouse rules

Published July 27, 2020

Like health care workers, those on the front lines of U.S. meat production are at high risk during the pandemic. The dangers don't stop at the novel coronavirus.

Q+A

Is coronavirus airborne?

Published July 16, 2020

Engineer Peter DeCarlo discusses evidence of airborne transmission, particle behavior, risks, and why he added his name to an open letter urging WHO to revise their guidance

Study: Urban density not linked to higher coronavirus infection rates

Published July 2, 2020

Study of more than 900 U.S. metropolitan counties suggests that area size matters more than population density in spread of COVID-19

Faculty honors

Erica Schoenberger named Guggenheim Fellow

Published April 10, 2020

Environmental health scholar's work examines contemporary environmental threats through the lens of history and economic geography

Environmental Health

What's in your water?

Published Jan 29, 2020

Researchers discover that common water disinfecting method may result in toxic byproducts

Toxicology

An alternative to animal testing?

Published July 11, 2018

Database of 10,000 chemical compounds shown to be more reliable than animal testing at predicting toxicity

New cool tools

Inhale, exhale, analyze

Published Winter 2017

With an EPA grant, a Hopkins team has built 250 WeatherCubes to help scientists, residents, and policymakers understand air quality / Johns Hopkins Magazine