Environmental Health Matters Initiative

Workshop

Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Reflection and Synthesis (Workshop Session #5)

February 25, 2021

2:30 PM - 5:30 PM (ET)

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This fifth and final session of this workshop focused on synthesizing the discussions from the previous four sessions.

Nitrogen is a widely-used, essential input to crop production. In many regions of the United States, nitrogen from farms has leaked into drinking water and caused adverse health impacts. These health impacts include methemoglobinemia, a condition that inhibits the blood’s ability to carry oxygen around the body. This workshop hosted by the Environmental Health Matters Initiative (EHMI) explored what actions can be taken on several levels to address the nitrogen contamination problem.

Workshop sessions took place every Thursday from 2:30–5:30 PM (ET) from January 28 – February 25, 2021.

Organizing Project

Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: An Environmental Health Matters Initiative Workshop

Contact

Christl Saunders

EHMI@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Quality Water from Every Tap: A Workshop from the EHMI

November 21 - 22, 2019

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The quality of U.S. drinking water is at risk as our water infrastructure ages and environmental conditions impact source water purity and quantity. This workshop explored the paths we can take to increase the quality of water from systems that do not meet today’s drinking water standards, especially for communities that lack adequate resources and expertise because they are small or declining in size. Participants delved into existing scientific knowledge on this issue from a variety of perspectives, including social science and technological development. Our goal was for participants to share and generate innovative thinking on how to improve water quality, empowering leaders with the science they need to move the needle on this complex challenge. Missed the workshop? Watch webcast clips here.

Organizing Project

Towards Safe Water from Every Tap – A Workshop to Identify Opportunities for Leadership

Contact

Christl Saunders

ehmi@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Workshop

Identifying Opportunities to Understand, Control, and Prevent Exposure to PFAS: Workshop from the EHMI

September 26 - 27, 2019

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The use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS)–fluorinated organic compounds that appear in such materials as firefighting foams, cleaning products, and coatings to treat carpeting, packaging, and cookware–has led to widespread environmental contamination. The first workshop of the Environmental Health Matters Initiative (EHMI) explored human exposure to PFAS, discussed options for controlling PFAS exposures, and considered innovative approaches for preventing PFAS exposures. The ultimate goal was to highlight what various sectors can do to advance our understanding of the extent of human exposure to PFAS and to reduce or prevent PFAS exposure. Missed the workshop? Watch the webcast clips here.

This activity also contribtued to a consensus report that made reccomendations to the CDC to update it's clinical guidance to include testing for PFAS.

Organizing Project

Identifying Opportunities to Understand, Control, and Prevent Exposure to PFAS

Contact

Christl Saunders

EHMI@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Reflection and Synthesis (Workshop Session #5)

Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Policies and Markets (Workshop Session #4)

Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Landscape-Level Actions (Workshop Session #3)

Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Farm-Level Actions (Workshop Session #2)

Reducing the Health Impacts of the Nitrogen Problem: Defining the Problem (Workshop Session #1)

Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: An EHMI Virtual Workshop

Quality Water from Every Tap: A Workshop from the EHMI

Identifying Opportunities to Understand, Control, and Prevent Exposure to PFAS: Workshop from the EHMI