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Surrey academic wins air quality’s ‘Nobel Prize’  

Envirotec Magazine

” CARB’s mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through the effective reduction of air pollutants while recognising and considering its effects on the economy. We are proud that his work at Surrey has been recognised with this prestigious Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award. ”

Pollution 278
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Measurement of persistent organic pollutants: Recent progress profiled

Envirotec Magazine

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. 5 New sensitivity in food contaminant analysis POPs pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. ” American Journal of International Law 95.3

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9-11 responders with the greatest exposure to toxic dust have a higher likelihood of liver disease

Envirotec Magazine

World Trade Center responders had a higher likelihood of developing liver disease if they arrived at the site right after the attacks as opposed to working at Ground Zero later in the rescue and recovery efforts, according to findings reported by researchers working with the Mount Sinai Health System in New York.

Medicine 130
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When West Nile virus turns deadly

Grist

Parravani eventually earned his GED and attended Syracuse University’s College of Law, where he rose to second in his class. After marrying his middle school sweetheart in 1986, Parravani graduated from law school, moved to Westchester, and began building a career and a family. The public health response to West Nile virus in the U.S.

Health 117
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Recent Changes to California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program, Explained

GreenTechMedia

SGIP was initially conceived of to provide customers with incentives to reduce their energy use during peak demand times and to promote energy self-sufficiency in response to California’s electricity crisis of 2001.

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Continuing to fight the fashion revolution

Business Green

As the idea of 'fast fashion' proliferated, clothing supply chains lengthened under relentless pressure on costs with emerging economies offering lower wages, weaker labour laws and tax breaks to win contracts from major brands. Now more than ever, the ability to manage a supply chain will determine success in the fashion industry.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Mason, who was raised in Queens, is one of the few senior Black executives in banking, at Citi since 2001 in a slate of leadership roles including CEO of Citi Private Bank. Addressing health equity is a special focus area for Narasimhan, who cut his teeth as a public health doctor addressing malaria and HIV in developing nations.