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Five people sit around a round table with a white tablecloth with papers, crayons, plastic water bottles. One person in a headscarf is speaking and the others are listening.

Toxic chemicals may be hiding in traditional eyeliners

Through community collaboration, research from the UW and the Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County finds elevated lead levels in traditional eyeliners

| Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County

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Collaborating on clean air research

UW faculty find new opportunities for partnership with Chinese researchers on air pollution and environmental health

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On the job | Scyler Li

Promoting safe laboratory practices at the UW

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On the job | Suhani Patel

Protecting community health through pool inspections and mosquito control

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A young man with a hardhat looks into the camera.

On the job | Zakary Reimann

Using video technology to document chemical exposures

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On the job | Jennifer Kim

Protecting worker health and safety through workplace inspections

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