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Top 10 DEOHS stories of 2019What's "popcorn lung," and how could it affect your barista? Does Roundup cause cancer? Read our most popular stories of 2019.Learn More

Mapping jet pollution at Sea-Tac AirportNew DEOHS research identifies the unique signature of aircraft emissions, opening door to future studies on health effectsLearn More

Green cleaningBringing more environmentally friendly and healthier cleaning to food trucksLearn More

Our new homeDEOHS will join our UW public health colleagues in the new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, opening in summer 2020Learn More

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Our most-read stories of 2019

From “popcorn lung” to mapping environmental health risks: a look back at our top stories from Health & Safety Matters, the DEOHS blog

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Cadmium exposure and Alzheimer's risk

New evidence links cadmium exposure to key Alzheimer’s gene and accelerated cognitive decline

A jet airplane takes off from Sea-Tac Airport, with Mount Rainier in the background.

Mapping jet pollution at Sea-Tac Airport

Communities around Sea-Tac Airport are exposed to a unique mix of air pollution associated with aircraft, new UW study finds

A table with a vase of flowers, a candle, and some printed materials on preventing sexual harassment in agriculture.

Sexual harassment in the fields

Farmworker stories and DEOHS research inform new training video to prevent sexual harassment of agricultural workers

DEOHS Newsroom

Lovely But Dangerous, Wood Fires Bring Health Risks

December 13, 2019 | US News & World Report | Featured: Joel D. Kaufman View

'We just want to work': Washington farmworkers say enough to sexual assault

December 11, 2019 | Crosscut | Featured: Victoria Breckwich Vasquez, Jody Early, Pacific NW Agricultural Safety and Health Center View

UW study looks at ‘unique’ pollution around Sea-Tac Airport

December 5, 2019 | Q-13 Fox News | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto View

Sea-Tac planes are emitting a unique kind of pollution —and it's not regulated

December 4, 2019 | KUOW | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto View

Study: Children's health will be affected by climate change throughout lives

November 26, 2019 | New Orleans Public Radio | Featured: Jeremy J Hess View

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