2+ week, 4+ day ago   (651+ words) Argonne researchers study the movement of dust particles from concrete surfaces during a simulated radiological contamination scenario, measuring how pedestrians and moving cars affect the spread of the particles. Being prepared for an emergency is key to keeping people safe....

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (175+ words) Researchers analyzed blood and urine samples from 30 firefighters before and after fire exposure to better understand how the body immediately responds. Newswise — New research from UTHealth Houston found firefighters experience measurable biological changes in their blood and urine within 24 hours…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (553+ words) Newswise — More than half of U.S. public parks are within two miles of an active industrial facility that handles toxic chemicals, according to a new University of Michigan study. About 80,000 such parks are listed on the federal Toxics Release Inventory....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (450+ words) Newswise — New research into seafood consumption and production in Brazil highlights how one of the world’s most populous countries could build healthier and more sustainable food systems by encouraging people to eat more seafood, developing sustainable and nutritionally diverse aquaculture,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (101+ words) A new University of Miami study suggests Brazil could improve public health and food security by making better use of its seafood resources....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (470+ words) Newswise — Keeve E. Nachman, PhD, MHS, an internationally recognized exposure and risk scientist, has been named chair of the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, a cross-divisional Department that bridges the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the…...