Elena Austin

Media contact: ehcomms@uw.edu Research contact: Edmund Seto, Associate Professor and Center Director, University of Washington Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences: eseto@uw.edu  

Gloves that significantly reduce the sense of touch, inhibit hand movement, and lack liquid protection canreduce workers' capabilities and create barriers to using protective equipment properly. Protective glovesunsuitable for the assigned task may be discarded, increasing the potential for skin exposure to chemical

The Healthy Air, Healthy Schools Project began in 2020 to better understand the impact ofportable air cleaners as an intervention in schools to reduce particulate matter of outdoor originand improve clean air equity. Populations who experience ethnic/racial and social disparitiesbear a disproportionate burden of air pollution exposure which should be considered when

Background and Objectives: Dermal exposures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a likely pathway explaining elevated cancer risk in firefighters.

Background: