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PROTECT Trainee Yuwei Zhao Graduates Northeastern and Enters Industry
After completing her PhD at the end of 2021, PROTECT Project 4 Trainee Yuwei Zhao is entering industry to work as a field engineer in environmental consulting. Yuwei graduated from Northeastern University with her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering in December...
PROTECT Researchers Develop Robust Flow-Through Platform for Organic Contaminant Removal
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...
Glyphosate, Widely-Used Herbicide, is Linked with Increased Rate of Preterm Births
Glyphosate, the chemical used in Roundup and other popular weed killers, is the most-used herbicide in the world—and new PROTECTresearch suggests glyphosate exposure may contribute to higher rates of preterm birth. In a paper published in the May 2021 issue...
PROTECT Researchers Identify Optimal Conditions and Materials for Hydrogen Peroxide Generation in Flow-through Reactor
Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs), such as the electro-Fenton (EF) process, are widely used in wastewater treatment to remove environmental contaminants. AOPs eliminate contaminants via oxidation. In the electro-Fenton process, hydrogen peroxide is continuously...
PROTECT Study Shows Increased Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Drinking Water as a Result of Hurricanes Maria & Irma
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...
PROTECT Study Finds Associations Between Metals Contamination, Poor Psychosocial Status, and Risk of Preterm Birth
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...