NEW: Research following environmental disasters is crucial in improving disaster response and recovery capabilities. Kwok and Miller discuss federal programs and resources to aid researchers and officials in studying disaster impacts ➡️ buff.ly/4cIutuT

Dimitris Evangelopoulos, a member of EHP Publishing’s #EarlyCareerResearcher Initiative, is presenting during the #ISEE2024 respiratory health and environmental exposures flash session starting at 2:15 PM CLT. Learn more about him and the ECR Initiative ➡️ buff.ly/3SVwUDl

NEW RESEARCH: Estimating the Acute Health Effects of Smoke Exposure from an Urban Factory Fire Accident: A Case Study of a Tire Factory Fire in Korea ➡️ buff.ly/3X6Pg5H Tarik Benmarhnia

NEW INVITED PERSPECTIVE: Leveraging Research and Resources to Mitigate Health Impacts of Environmental Disasters—Insights from a South Korean Tire Factory ➡️ buff.ly/4cIutuT

#ICYMI...NEW RESEARCH: Effects of Early-Life Exposures to the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligand TCDF on Gut Microbiota and Host Metabolic Homeostasis in C57BL/6J Mice ➡️ buff.ly/3yEOJj2 Penn State Research UC San Francisco Montana State University

🏆 Congratulations to ECR Initiative Advisory Panel Member, Barrett Welch! His paper on racial and ethnic disparities in #phthalate exposure and preterm birth was awarded Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper published in 2023 at #ISEE2024. Read it now ➡️ ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EH…

What a week at #ISEE2024! EHP and JHP editors had a wonderful time seeing friends of the journals and making new connections. Looking forward to next year’s ISEE Env Epi meeting in Atlanta! ISEE North American Regional Chapter Sabah Quraishi, PhD, MPH

MOST READ NEWS this week: The Lyme Disease Debate Host Biodiversity and Human Disease Risk ➡️buff.ly/4e33hYW

MOST READ RESEARCH last week: The Associations of Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Its Chemical Components with Allergic Rhinitis in Children and the Modification Effect of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: A Birth Cohort Study ➡️buff.ly/4bfb8BI

#ICYMI...NEW REVIEW: A State-of-the-Science Review of the Effect of Damp- and Mould-Affected Housing on Mental Health ➡️ buff.ly/3yOtjA1 Melbourne School of Population and Global Health Ang Li Rebecca Bentley

NEW: In a study of children aged 4-8, Bloom et al. report that lotions, oils, and sunscreens may be important sources of phthalate exposure for kids, with distinct exposure patterns depending on the child’s racial/ethnic identity ➡️ buff.ly/4gnr2Nk

NEW: In this study of mice fed a high-fat diet, Zhai et al. found evidence that plastic microspheres induced inflammation and obesity by altering the composition of the gut microbiota, enhancing the obesogenic effects of diet alone ➡️ buff.ly/3APANUh

In Memoriam: Joseph D. Brain ➡️ buff.ly/4eaNLKp

NEW RESEARCH: Spatial Variability in Relationships between Early Childhood Lead Exposure and Standardized Test Scores in 4th Grade North Carolina Public School Students (2013-2016) ➡️ buff.ly/3ANQRpn

NEW RESEARCH LETTER: Mapping Climate-Related Hazards along Migration Routes: A Mixed Methods Study of Hypertensive Syrian and Iraqi Refugees Resettled in San Diego, California ➡️ buff.ly/4e7HtLG

NEW RESEARCH: Impact of Skin Care Products on Phthalates and Phthalate Replacements in Children; the ECHO-FGS ➡️ buff.ly/4dUQibZ Mason Public Health Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center ChristianaCare NewYork-Presbyterian

NEW RESEARCH: Long-Term Exposure to Polystyrene Microspheres and High-Fat Diet (HFD)-Induced Obesity in Mice: Evaluating a Role for Microbiota Dysbiosis ➡️ buff.ly/3APANUh

#ICYMI...NEW RESEARCH: A Mixed Method Approach to Understanding the Public Health Impact of a School-Based Citizen Science Program to Reduce Arsenic in Private Well Water ➡️ buff.ly/3yDjB3B @mdibl

MOST READ NEWS in August: An Inflammatory Question? Prenatal Air Pollution, Childhood Allergic Rhinitis, and Healthy Fats ➡️ buff.ly/4bPCXzO

#ICYMI...NEW INVITED PERSEPCTIVE: The All About Arsenic Program—A Blueprint for Leveraging Youth Engagement to Advance Water Justice ➡️ buff.ly/3yLgyq2