Harvard Chan NIEHS Center for Environmental Health
The Harvard Chan National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Center for Environmental Health is a coordinated set of resources and facilities supporting environmental health research and training activities throughout the Boston area. The center promotes integration between basic and applied environmental science, and fosters collaborations that cross departmental and institutional boundaries.
665 Huntington Ave.
Building 1-1402
Boston, MA 02115
News
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New study: Occupational lead exposure and survival with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The study, published in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, found results that suggest that lead exposure prior to onset of ALS is associated with shorter survival following onset of ALS, and this association is independent of other prognostic factors.
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New study: Hormone receptor activities of complex mixtures of known and suspect chemicals in personal silicone wristband samplers worn in office buildings
A new study found that office workers who wore silicone wristbands in their office buildings for 4 workdays as a way to collect the chemical ‘cocktail’ they were each exposed to showed the average person was exposed to at least 800 different chemical signatures. Additionally, the study found that many of the chemical mixtures disrupted estrogen, androgen, and thyroid hormone receptors. Exposures were influenced by personal care products, buildings, and gender disparities. Published in Chemosphere, February 2023.
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Maitreyi Mazumdar receives ViCTER R01 award from NIEHS
The ViCTER (Virtual Consortium for Translational/Transdisciplinary Environmental Research) program brings together diverse research teams that may include scientists who develop technologies, conduct basic mechanistic or population-based studies, and those that…
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New study: Prenatal exposure to ambient particle radioactivity associated with fetal growth
A new study from found that gestational exposure to particle radioactivity was associated with fetal growth in Eastern Massachusetts. Published in Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, January 2023.
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Meet Our Members: Lidia Mínguez Alarcón, PhD
This month, we chat with Dr. Lidia Mínguez Alarcón, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Mínguez Alarcón’s research focuses on identifying…
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A push to remove gas stoves from public housing
Our Center’s CEC Director Gary Adamkiewicz, an associate professor of environmental health and exposure disparities who has studied potential health harms in public housing for almost 11 years, was quoted in…
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Climate and Justice: Q&A with USEPA Administrator David Cash
BOSTON, MA – On Weds, Dec. 14, our Center partnered with the Office of Communications to host “Climate and Justice: The EPA’s action plan” in The Studio. The featured speaker…
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New study: Ambient temperature during pregnancy and fetal growth in Eastern Massachusetts, USA
New study by Dr. Stefania Papatheodorou and team suggests higher temperatures are associated with in-utero fetal growth with brain parameters being particularly vulnerable. Published in International Journal of Epidemiology.
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New study: Impacts of long-term air pollutant exposures and CVD biomarkers on health professionals
A new study published in Environmental Research found that associations between air pollution and inflammatory biomarkers in men and women were generally weak, but focusing on specific pollutant-inflammatory mechanisms may clarify pathways. The study, funded in part by our Center, used data from the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study.
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#EnvRacBoston Storymap selected as runner up in Esri’s 2022 ArcGIS StoryMaps Challenge
The #EnvRacBoston project, an interactive web resource that outlines the history of environmental racism in greater Boston, as well as efforts to promote environmental justice in the area, was selected…
