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Consensus Conference Video Available Online

Friday, 11 July 2008 09:17
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A video describing background, process, and results of the 2006 Boston Consensus Conference on Human Biomonitoring is now available online. The Consensus Conference gathered a group of 14 Boston area residents together for 3 weekends in the fall 2006 to learn about and consider issues related to biomonitoring, and to have their questions answered by national experts. The results of their deliberations present an important opportunity to provide public input on the topic to policymakers, researchers, advocacy groups, and others.


Boston Consensus Conference on Human Biomonitoring from BUSBRP on Vimeo.

For more information on the 2006 Boston Consensus Conference on Biomonitoring visit: www.biomonitoring06.org.
Last Updated ( Friday, 11 July 2008 11:01 )
 

Conference Call: Wiki Basics

Tuesday, 08 July 2008 12:26
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On Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at 5pm the Research Translation Core will be leading a conference call titled "Wiki Basics: Using public and private wikis to get your message out and enhance collaboration." This is the second conference call in a series of Web 2.0 workshops. A PDF of the presentation is available below:

Wiki Basics: Using public and private wikis to get your message out and enhance collaboration.

For more information about this presentation, or for information on future conference calls, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Last Updated ( Friday, 11 July 2008 09:17 )
 

New fact sheet discusses the effects of mercury in CFLs

Thursday, 05 June 2008 13:43
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Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs) can last up to 10 times longer than regular light bulbs and can save users $30 in energy costs over the life of the bulb, but they contain small amounts of mercury. A new fact sheet developed by graduate student Sarah White and Associate Professor Wendy Heiger-Bernays looks at the effects of mercury in CFLs.  The fact sheet describes where to use CFLs and what to do if you break a CFL. The full fact sheet is available here:

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs: Did you know they contain mercury?

This work was supported by the BU SBRP Research Translation Core.  For more information about this fact sheet, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .


Last Updated ( Wednesday, 11 June 2008 09:48 )
 

Two new publications from Project 1

Tuesday, 03 June 2008 14:18
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Ann Aschengrau (Project 1) recently published two new papers. In a paper titled the "Risk of learning and behavioral disorders following prenatal and early postnatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water," Dr. Aschengrau, recent graduates Patricia Janulewicz and Lisa Gallagher, and Tom Webster (Project 2) found that prenatal and early postnatal exposure to PCE  was not associated with attention deficit, learning, or behavior disorders based on the questionnaire responses and exposure levels in the study population.

In another paper titled an "Evaluation of the Webler-Brown model for estimating tetrachloroethylene exposure from vinyl-lined asbestos cement pipes," Ann Aschengrau,  recent graduate Lisa Gallagher, Tom Webster (Project 2), and David Ozonoff (Program Director) suggest that the Webler-Brown model used in prior epidemiological studies could be improved with a more accurate characterization of water flow.


Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 June 2008 09:43 )
 

Patricia Janulewicz completes her thesis defense

Friday, 30 May 2008 14:46
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Patricia Janulewicz completed her doctoral thesis defense on April 4, 2008. Her thesis titled "Behavioral Teratology and Developmental Neurotoxicology: Methods and Findings for Three Neurotoxicants" used epidemiological data from Project 1 and described the impact of prenatal and early postnatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water on the risk of learning and attention disabilities.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 June 2008 09:10 )
 
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