by ngold | Nov 7, 2024 | awards, news, Publications
PROTECT Study Examining the Long-Term Impact of Hurricane Maria on Water Quality and Human Health in Puerto Rico Selected as NIEHS Paper of the Month A study led by former Project 4 trainee Dr. Yishan Lin using PROTECT data assessed the long-term changes in tap water...
by ngold | Oct 8, 2024 | awards, Events, news, Presentations, Publications
PROTECT Researchers Awarded During ISEE 2024 During the last week of August, PROTECT researchers, trainees, and staff from across projects and cores participated in the 36th Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) in...
by ngold | Aug 26, 2024 | news, Publications, Students
Project 4 Paper Analyzing a Combined EAOP-Pyrite Water Remediation System Highlighted by NIEHS A new paper by PROTECT Project 4 researchers investigates the effectiveness of a combined electrochemical advanced oxidation process (EAOP) and pyrite water remediation...
by ngold | Aug 1, 2023 | news, Publications, Students
New Project 4 Publications Evaluate Cost-Efficient Water Treatments Using Banana Peels Two new publications by Project 4 researchers present experiments that used banana peel-derived cathodes to test cost-effective water treatments that remove organic contaminants....
by Manga Lakshmi Phani Srinija | Jan 13, 2022 | news, Publications
PROTECT Project 4 researchers focus on the development of treatment platforms that effectively remove organic pollutants in water at a low cost. Toxic organic chemicals from Superfund sites have long been a threat to drinking water resources and human health. The...
by Manga Lakshmi Phani Srinija | Apr 23, 2021 | Publications
In a recent study evaluating the degradation of drinking water quality after Hurricanes Maria & Irma, PROTECT researchers found that strong winds and flooding caused increased levels of metals and organic micropollutants contamination in drinking water. Drinking...