• About
  • Special Reports
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Third Pod from the Sun
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
  • AGU.org
  • AGU Publications
    • AGU Journals
    • Editors’ Highlights
    • Editors’ Vox
  • Career Center
  • AGU Blogs
  • Join AGU
  • Give to AGU
  • About
  • Special Reports
  • Topics
    • Climate
    • Earth Science
    • Oceans
    • Space & Planets
    • Health & Ecosystems
    • Culture & Policy
    • Education & Careers
    • Opinions
  • Projects
    • ENGAGE
    • Third Pod from the Sun
    • Eos en Español
    • Eos 简体中文版
    • Print Archive
  • Newsletter
  • Submit to Eos
Skip to content
Eos

Eos

Science News by AGU

Sign Up for Newsletter

cancer

Tractor spraying pesticides on crops in a field
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Living near Fumigant-Using Farms Could Increase Cancer Risk

by Rachel Fritts 18 July 202220 September 2022

Analysis of data from 11 western U.S. states found higher cancer rates in people living in areas with elevated gas-based pest control.

A several-story red brick building burns as several firefighters battle the blaze in the foreground.
Posted inNews

How Can Silicone Wristbands Help Firefighters?

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 8 July 202220 September 2022

Scientists are making strides in monitoring firefighters for pollutant exposure using silicone wristbands, which will become even more important as wildfires encroach on the built environment.

Posted inNews

Cuantificando los beneficios para la salud de una transición a energías limpias en EE. UU.

by Rachel Fritts 23 June 202220 September 2022

Eliminar la contaminación del aire relacionada con la energía en los Estados Unidos podría evitar aproximadamente 50,000 muertes prematuras y ahorrar miles de millones de dólares al año.

A coal-fired power plant on the Ohio River.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Quantifying the Health Benefits of a U.S. Clean Energy Transition

by Rachel Fritts 23 May 202220 September 2022

Eliminating energy-related air pollution in the United States could prevent roughly 50,000 premature deaths and save billions of dollars per year.

In the foreground, a pregnant woman wearing a multicolored dress stands near a street, holding her belly. Her face is not visible. In the background, a white car drives by.
Posted inNews

How Can Wristbands Monitor Pollution, PAHs, and Prenatal Care?

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 27 August 202130 June 2022

Silicone wristbands can help monitor pregnant women’s exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Tracking these toxic chemicals, produced by combustion, could improve public health outcomes.

Map of Kentucky showing indoor radon potential
Posted inNews

Detailed Geologic Mapping Helps Identify Health Hazards

by Sarah Derouin 27 July 202113 October 2022

A team of geologists and nursing researchers created an interactive radon hazard map for Kentucky residents—and it was possible only because of the high-resolution bedrock mapping in the state.

A couple walks through smog.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Does Bad Air Cause Lung Cancer?

by Gabriel Filippelli 2 June 202120 September 2022

Papers are welcomed for a new cross-journal special collection exploring the links between air quality and lung cancer.

Un corte de carretera mostrando capas de la Caliza Camp Nelson
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Ciertas formaciones rocosas pueden provocar riesgos de radón en los hogares

by Aaron Sidder 2 April 202120 September 2022

Investigadores de Kentucky han combinado resultados de kits de pruebas domésticas con el mapa geológico del estado para elaborar un mapa del potencial de radón en interiores basado en la geología subyacente a las viviendas del estado.

A roadcut in Kentucky reveals layers of Camp Nelson Limestone
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Certain Rock Formations Can Lead to In-Home Radon Risks

by Aaron Sidder 11 December 202013 October 2022

Researchers in Kentucky have merged results from home test kits with the state’s geologic map to produce a map of indoor radon potential based on the geology underlying homes in the state.

Black-and-white image of Navajo mine workers at a uranium mine
Posted inNews

Pensando en el Zinc: Mitigando la Exposición al Uranio en la Nación Navajo

by R. Mazumdar 9 October 202020 September 2022

En un innovador ensayo clínico se estudia el impacto del zinc en la mitigación de los efectos sobre la salud relacionados con la minería de uranio. Éste se lleva a cabo mediante la “participación bidireccional” entre los Navajos y las comunidades médicas.

Posts navigation

1 2 Older posts

Features from AGU Journals

RESEARCH SPOTLIGHTS
JGR: Solid Earth
“New Tectonic Plate Model Could Improve Earthquake Risk Assessment”
By Morgan Rehnberg

EDITORS' HIGHLIGHTS
AGU Advances
“Eminently Complex – Climate Science and the 2021 Nobel Prize”
By Ana Barros

EDITORS' VOX
Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists
“New Directions for Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists”
By Michael Wysession


About Eos
Contact
Advertise

Submit
Career Center
Sitemap

© 2023 American Geophysical Union. All rights reserved. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic