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Q&A: Nail salon air is filled with fragrance chemicals — could they harm workers’ health?
Many fragrances are used to mask undesired smells, adding to the chemicals in the air
| Alden Woods
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DEOHS Professor Kristie Ebi named 2023 AGU Fellow
American Geophysical Union recognizes Ebi for her work on health-related climate change impacts
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The perfect premed major
How majoring in Environmental Health prepared DEOHS BS alum Bruk Molla for medical school
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Lead testing for children
New $900,000 grant to the UW Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit team will increase blood lead testing in King County
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Tracing pathogens and antimicrobial resistance
New DEOHS Assistant Professor Erica Fuhrmeister uses next-generation metagenomic tools to understand how antibiotic-resistant pathogens are transmitted in the environment
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Transit drivers and secondhand drug smoke
UW assessment finds fentanyl and methamphetamine smoke linger on public transit vehicles
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On the job | Kailee Sisounthone & Allison Seamon
Summer of sustainability: DEOHS undergraduate students educate communities on recycling
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