Food packaging, diet and BPA chemical exposure
2011 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives on chemicals in food packaging and their possible role in endocrine disruption.
Environment
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of energy and the environment
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Transgene flow in cotton seed production fields
2010 study by the University of Arizona on the reasons for gene flow between fields planted with genetically modified cotton and those with traditional varieties.
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Human contribution to precipitation extremes
2011 study published in Nature on the relationship between human-induced increases in greenhouse gases and increased weather extremes.
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Chernobyl 20 years after: Health consequences
2006 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives on the response to and impacts of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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Transit ridership and gas prices: Evidence from the U.S. and Australia
2008 study by the Transportation Research Record on correlation between fuel prices and the use of public transportation networks.
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Impacts of biofuel targets on land use and food supply
2010 paper by the World Bank on the potential societal consequences of increased biofuels production to meet current national targets.
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Microbial quality of food in poorer communities
2010 study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on the conditions of fresh food in stores in lower-income neighborhoods.
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Thyroid cancers in Ukraine related to the Chernobyl nuclear accident
2011 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives investigating the continued level of thyroid cancer risk among Chernobyl victims two decades later.
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Tsunami data supports forecast, warning, research and mitigation
2008 chapter from Tsunami Science Four Years After the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami measuring the action taken on a Tsunami activity database.
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Test of forecasting model on Japanese earthquakes
2005 study in Pure and Applied Geophysics testing an earthquake forecasting model against the records of Japanese quakes over 36 years.
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