Chris posted this on
July 22nd, 2010
With so much attention focused on the ecological and economic aspects of the oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, it is worth reviewing some of the other potential human health impacts of this disaster. In addition to those discussed previously in this space, an excellent article about occupational hazards associated with the response to [...]
Simona posted this on
July 12th, 2010
Perhaps you have seen this story about Chinese iPhone workers who have been committing suicide. As an environmental health specialist the first thing that came to my mind was that these workers were being exposed to chemicals that was altering their brain chemistry. I assumed that these chemicals were causing the workers to be depressed [...]