Environmental Health

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Environmental health research needed to manage the risks of climate change

New Content Item Anthropogenic climate change is affecting population health and wellbeing worldwide. The two main policy options to prepare for and manage these risks are adaptation and mitigation; significantly increased investments in each are urgently needed. The consequences of climate change will affect health and wellbeing.

Toolkit for detecting misused epidemiological methods

World map What we know about health and disease derives mainly from epidemiology. Unfortunately, its methods and language can be misused and improperly applied. This commentary is a compendium of how epidemiology can be misused. The influence of financial interests is highlighted. Strategies to safeguard public health against such misuses are recommended.

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Respiratory function declines in children with asthma associated with chemical species of fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) in Nagasaki, Japan

Authors: Yoonhee Kim, Eun Ha Park, Chris Fook Sheng Ng, Yeonseung Chung, Kunio Hashimoto, Kasumi Tashiro, Hideki Hasunuma, Masataka Doi, Kei Tamura, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Yuji Nishiwaki, Hwajin Kim, Seung-Muk Yi, Ho Kim and Masahiro Hashizume

Content type: Research

21 October 2021
Environmental health research needed to inform strategies, policies, and measures to manage the risks of anthropogenic climate change

Authors: Kristie L. Ebi

Content type: Editorial

1 October 2021
Industrial odour pollution and human health: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Victor Guadalupe-Fernandez, Manuela De Sario, Simona Vecchi, Lisa Bauleo, Paola Michelozzi, Marina Davoli and Carla Ancona

Content type: Review

22 September 2021
Authors’ response to Ashley Roberts’ letter to the editor on aspartame and cancer

Authors: Philip J. Landrigan and Kurt Straif

Content type: Letter to the Editor Response

21 September 2021

The original article was published in Environmental Health 2021 20:106
Response to the publication by Landrigan PJ, Straif K. Aspartame and cancer – new evidence causation

Authors: Ashley Roberts

Content type: Letter to the Editor

21 September 2021

The original article was published in Environmental Health 2021 20:42

The Letter to the Editor Response to this article has been published in Environmental Health 2021 20:107

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The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review

Authors: Edward Broughton

Content type: Review

10 May 2005
The global environmental injustice of fast fashion

Authors: Rachel Bick, Erika Halsey and Christine C. Ekenga

Content type: Commentary

27 December 2018
Mercury from chlor-alkali plants: measured concentrations in food product sugar

Authors: Renee Dufault, Blaise LeBlanc, Roseanne Schnoll, Charles Cornett, Laura Schweitzer, David Wallinga, Jane Hightower, Lyn Patrick and Walter J Lukiw

Content type: Commentary

26 January 2009
Obesity, physical activity, and the urban environment: public health research needs

Authors: Russell P Lopez and H Patricia Hynes

Content type: Review

18 September 2006
The impact of transportation infrastructure on bicycling injuries and crashes: a review of the literature

Authors: Conor CO Reynolds, M Anne Harris, Kay Teschke, Peter A Cripton and Meghan Winters

Content type: Review

21 October 2009

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Call for papers: Environmental justice and policy research

Top left to right: © aquatarkus / stock.adobe.com, © narongcp / Fotolia, © olando / stock.adobe.com. Bottom left to right: © sushytska / stock.adobe.com, © Turbowerner / stock.adobe.com, © borgogniels / Getty Images / iStock Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in regards to environmental laws, regulations and protection from environmental health hazards. Environmental Health calls for papers in this subject area which will be a part of a cross-journal collection.

Meet the SDG3 researchers: Sandul Yasobant

01 September 2021
Meet the SDG3 researchers: Nistara Randhawa

20 April 2021
How many of us are drinking toxic forever chemicals?

12 January 2021

Open Peer Review policy

Environmental Health operates an open peer-review system, where the reviewers' names are included on the peer review reports for authors. For more information, see our peer-review policy.

Editors-in-Chief

Philippe Grandjean, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

David Ozonoff, Boston University School of Public Health, USA

Aims and scope

Environmental Health publishes manuscripts on important aspects of environmental and occupational medicine and related studies in toxicology and epidemiology that elucidate the health implications of exposures to environmental hazards. Environmental Health articles are published with open access, and the journal practices open peer review.

The journal is aimed at scientists and practitioners in all areas of environmental science in which human health and well-being are involved, either directly or indirectly, and with a view to improving the prevention of environmentally-related risks to human health. Environmental Health is a public health journal serving the public health community and scientists working on matters of public health interest and importance pertaining to the environment.

Announcing the launch of In Review

Environmental Health, in partnership with Research Square, is now offering In Review. Authors choosing this free optional service will be able to:

Share their work with fellow researchers to read, comment on, and cite even before publication
Showcase their work to funders and others with a citable DOI while it is still under review
Track their manuscript - including seeing when reviewers are invited, and when reports are received

Read more about the full range of benefits of In Review and how to opt in, or see the In Review platform for yourself here.

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EH Opportunities

Environmental Health lists relevant EH opportunities for free. Please send your brief description of the opportunity with the URL to the Journal Development Editor, Luke Jones at luke.jones@springernature.com.

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