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Researchers backfill testbed trenches with natural soil at METEC in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Detecting Fugitive Methane Leaks for Public Safety

by K. Brown 14 January 20192 November 2021

A holistic approach to tracking leaks from natural gas pipelines could prevent explosions and also help reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Smoke from the Camp fire near Paradise, Calif. (top) and the Hill and Woolsey fires near Los Angeles (bottom) spreads across the West Coast and a portion of the Pacific Ocean in this 9 November 2018 true-color image from NASA's Terra satellite
Posted inNews

Invisible Wildfire Smoke Has Visible Health Impacts

by E. I. Garcia de Jesus 11 January 20195 January 2022

Wildfires in the Pacific Northwest were linked to upticks in respiratory problems in Colorado, a new study shows.

Sneezing person
Posted inNews

Google Trends Could Help Scientists Track Allergy Season

by Jenessa Duncombe 13 December 2018

Admit it: When your nose starts to run and your eyes itch, you search Google, too.

A firefighter looks on as homes burn in Northern California’s Camp Fire earlier in November 2018.
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Communities of Color Are More Vulnerable to Wildfires

by Ilima Loomis 29 November 201827 October 2022

Affluent white people are more likely to live in fire-prone areas, but race and socioeconomic vulnerability can put minority communities at greater risk, a new study finds.

A comparison between dolphins (circle) and humans (square and triangle) for urine concentrations of a phthalate metabolite commonly added to plastic.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Dolphins in Florida Show Exposure to Phthalate Contaminants

by P. A. Sandifer 7 November 2018

Scientists have detected exposure to phthalates among a majority of bottlenose dolphins sampled in Sarasota Bay, Florida (2016–2017), including some with levels comparable to those observed in humans.

Plastic water bottles
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Microplastics Found in Human Stool

by Jenessa Duncombe 23 October 20184 October 2021

Tiny slivers of plastic are making it all the way into humans’ guts and into their feces, a new study shows.

People walking a tree-lined street during extreme smog conditions in New Delhi, India.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Improving Air Quality Could Prevent Thousands of Deaths in India

by E. Underwood 7 August 201820 September 2022

More stringent emission controls are key to the country’s future health.

Strain of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium that causes cholera outbreaks
Posted inEditors' Vox

Microbes Meet Geoscientists

by D. Ceccarelli, A. Jutla and R. R. Colwell 23 July 2018

A new collaboration brings together the two worlds of microbiology and geoscience with the common goal of improving public health outcomes.

Poor air quality in Beijing
Posted inEditors' Vox

Aspiring Toward Healthy Cities in China

by Gabriel Filippelli and P. Gong 15 May 2018

One of the authors of a new report on efforts to create healthy cities in China describes challenges and opportunities for urban health and healthcare.

Researchers assess the data gaps that obscure scientific understanding of how solid-fuel use can harm human health
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Solid-Fuel Use Puts Human Health at Risk

by S. Witman 15 March 201820 September 2022

Data gaps obscure the full extent of deaths caused by heating homes with wood and other solid fuels.

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