Tag: Toxics and Plastics

Desde la discriminación y la falta de diversidad del personal hasta ser testigo de cómo se perjudica a comunidades como la suya, el trabajo por la justicia ambiental es una lucha emocional y física.

A dwindling sight showed a microplastics researcher that a vision for our future was never only about the evidence in front of our eyes.

Kevin Patterson, MPH is a doctoral candidate at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. His research investigates the geo-spatial distribution of metal exposures in public and private drinking water supplies across the US.

Dr. Timnit Kefela is an assistant professor in Environmental Science and Resource Management with a special focus on Environmental Justice in the Environmental Science and Resource Management Program at California State University Channel Islands.

Dr. Ufuoma Ovienmhada is a Baker Endowed Postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Change and Human Resiliency at the University of Arizona.

Desde su producción hasta su destino como basura o microplásticos, las comunidades marginalizadas son las más impactadas por los plásticos.

From the production of plastics to their fates as waste or microplastics in the environment, marginalized communities are disproportionately impacted by them.

Wellington Onyenwe discuss using an environmental justice lens in looking at chemical exposure, and his passion for food and cooking.

Dr. Timnit Kefela joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the the specific ways microplastics harm urban communities and some of her tips for reducing plastic use and exposure.

Las vasijas de barro contaminadas con plomo como las que usaba mi abuela en México evidencian la necesidad de una mejor educación ambiental para los profesionales de la salud.

Lead-tainted clay pots like my grandmother used in Mexico underscore the need for better environmental education among healthcare professionals.