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What are the environmental
health sciences? The environmental health sciences examine the interactions between humans and their environment. The Department focuses on the adverse effects of environmental contamination on human health and the unfavorable impacts of human activities on the environment. Human activities impact environmental quality, and environmental factors, which in turn, are principal determinants of human health. To explore these complex interactions, numerous elements of the pure and applied sciences, including biology, chemistry, engineering, and medicine are required. Students in the Department learn how to apply the relevant aspects of these disciplines to solve environmental health problems. |
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What is industrial hygiene? Industrial hygiene is the area of public health concerned with the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace hazards. A practicing industrial hygienist must be prepared to deal with problems in the many areas related to worker protection, including exposure to volatile chemicals, indoor air pollution, excess noise, asbestos contamination, heavy metal toxicity, ventilation design and ergonomics. Governmental requirements for employers to provide a safe working environment and the recognition that industrial hygiene skills are important in other applications have created a strong demand for our graduates. Back to top |
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What is hazardous materials management? Hazardous Materials Management is the area of public health that specializes in the identification, handling, transport, treatment, and disposal of hazardous chemical substances. This program track emphasizes both the scientific and regulatory aspects of the management of hazardous materials. Back to top |
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What is environmental quality? Environmental quality is the area of public health that explores the interdisciplinary scientific approaches to the recognition, evaluation and management of threats to the environment and, by extension, to human health. This program track includes advanced courses and research opportunities in environmental assessment and planning, aquatic & marine ecotoxicology, water quality interactions and simulation, air quality monitoring and modeling, microbial processes, and coastal environmental issues. Back to top |
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What is hazardous materials management? Hazardous Materials Management is the area of public health that specializes in the identification, handling, transport, treatment, and disposal of hazardous chemical substances. This program track emphasizes both the scientific and regulatory aspects of the management of hazardous materials. |
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Where is the Department located? The Department of Environmental Health Sciences is located in the Public Health Research Center (PHRC) at 921 Assembly Street. |
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