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Elevated Levels of Triclocarban Associated with Soap Use in Puerto Rico
Recent analysis from the CRECE Center, which draws on the PROTECT cohort to study the effects of in-utero exposure on child development, reveals strong correlations between the use of specific bar soap brands and urinary triclocarban levels. Triclocarban has...
PROTECT Welcomes New Team Members, and Celebrates our Recent Departures’ Contributions & Future
PROTECT welcomes Patrick Compton, a new Ph.D. student at Northeastern University studying Civil Engineering with a concentration in Environmental and Water Systems. Patrick graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2013 with a BS in Environmental Engineering and spent...
PROTECT Welcomes Eduardo Mateus & Alexandra Ribeiro to the Team
We are delighted to welcome Professors Eduardo Mateus and Alexandra Ribeiro as visiting scholars from the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research (CENSE), Faculty of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon (FCT NOVA) in Portugal. They will be...
PROTECT Investigators Improve Electrochemical Production of Hydrogen Peroxide for Groundwater Treatment
A recent study conducted by PROTECT’s Project 5 developed a cost-effective and simple approach to improving the electrochemical production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), which is crucial for the treatment of contaminated groundwater. The study, published...
PROTECT Welcomes Hyldegaard, Guedes, and Corley to the Team
We are pleased to welcome several new team members: Bente Hyldegaard and Paula Guedes, who will be working in the PROTECT lab as visiting scholars, and Sarah Corley, who will be working with our centers as a Public Health Specialist. Read on to learn more about each...
New Members Join Team
We are pleased to welcome several new team members: Long Chen, who will be working in the PROTECT lab as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, and Victor Florea, who will be working with our centers as a Public Health Specialist. Read on to learn about each of these...