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Welcome to PSR's Environmental Health Policy
Institute, where we ask questions -- then we ask the experts to
answer them. Join us as physicians, health professionals,
and environmental health experts share their ideas, inspiration, and
analysis about toxic chemicals and environmental health policy.
Topics
- Fracking Revisited August 5, 2013
- Federal Chemical Policy Reform June 28, 2013
- Indoor Air Pollution May 30, 2013
- State Toxics Policy April 30, 2013
- Obesogens March 20, 2013
- Clean Energy December 12, 2012
- Radioactivity and Health October 31, 2012
- How Effective Is the EPA? September 24, 2012
- Particulate Matter August 22, 2012
- Hydraulic Fracturing June 18, 2012
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Bernard Weiss, PhD
Dr. Bernard Weiss is Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He studies how environmental chemicals alter brain development and brain aging. His research addresses chemical influences on behavior. These include metals such as lead, mercury, and manganese; solvents such as toluene and methanol; air pollutants such as ozone; and endocrine disrupters such as dioxin, phthalates, and bisphenol A. He has served as a member of many advisory panels devoted to toxicology and environmental health and is the editor or co-editor of seven books and monographs and author or co-author of over 250 articles.
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Harvey Wiley's Contemporary Vision, April 9, 2012