by Manga Lakshmi Phani Srinija | Apr 23, 2021 | news
Research has previously shown that exposure to metals and a mother’s experience of psychosocial stress during pregnancy can both increase the odds of adverse birth outcomes, including preterm birth. But these studies looked at metals exposure and psychosocial stress...
by Manga Lakshmi Phani Srinija | Apr 22, 2021 | Publications
PROTECT explores how environmental exposures during pregnancy may impact preterm birth risk, specifically studying a Puerto Rican cohort due to higher levels of preterm birth compared to the U.S. mainland. In this instance, pregnant women in this cohort had relatively...
by Manga Lakshmi Phani Srinija | Apr 22, 2021 | Publications
In a recent study published in Population and Environment, PROTECT researchers found that women in Northern Puerto Rico who were pregnant during Hurricane Maria were exposed to higher levels of phthalates, chemicals shown to be related to preterm birth, after Maria...
by Manga Lakshmi Phani Srinija | Apr 16, 2021 | Publications, Students
A recent Project 4 study reveals efficient ways of exploiting the generated hydrogen and oxygen bubbles by electrochemical methods to enhance the removal of contaminants from water. Access to clean water is a global challenge. One method for cleaning contaminated...
by Manga Lakshmi Phani Srinija | Mar 10, 2021 | Students
Yuwei Zhao is a senior PhD candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University, where she works in Prof. Akram Alshawabkeh’s lab (Project 4). Since 2015, she has worked on the development of an in-situ groundwater remediation device, including...