Congratulations to Ann Verwiel, MPP and her co-authors, on the publication, “Cumulative Impact Assessment Within Vulnerable Communities: Challenges, Opportunities And Path Forward,” in...
Congratulations to Ann Verwiel, MPP and her co-authors, on the publication, “Cumulative Impact Assessment Within Vulnerable Communities: Challenges, Opportunities And Path Forward,” in the Journal of Toxicology and Regulatory Policy.
Ann co-authored the article with Gregory G. Bond, Richard A. Becker, William Rish, and Jessica P. Ryman. Their analysis examines cumulative impact assessment (CIA) as a framework for evaluating the combined environmental and social burdens that can disproportionately affect the health and well-being vulnerable communities.
The authors explore how factors such as chemical exposures, poverty, lifestyle factors, psychosocial stress, infrastructure challenges, and reduced healthcare access can overlap and contribute to health disparities. They also discuss opportunities to strengthen CIA through improved transparency, data integration, context-appropriate methodologies, and meaningful stakeholder engagement.
The publication highlights how CIA can serve as a screening and decision-support tool to help agencies, researchers, stakeholders, and communities identify priorities and support more coordinated action.
Read the full open access article here: https://isrtp.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/jtrp/2/1/article-p1_2.xml
Congratulations, Ann!
GSI’s Hassan Javed and Graham K. Ansell, together with co-authors Frank Adamsky, Marco Malvasi, Paige K. Mulvaney, Pier Antonio Guarda, Robert H....
GSI’s Hassan Javed and Graham K. Ansell, together with co-authors Frank Adamsky, Marco Malvasi, Paige K. Mulvaney, Pier Antonio Guarda, Robert H. Moffett, Simone Genna, Steve Johnston and Xian Liang, have published a study titled “A Critical Review of the Application of Polymer of Low Concern and Regulatory Criteria to Perfluoropolyethers” in Journal of Fluorine Chemistry.
The paper examines perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs), a class of polymeric PFAS widely used as lubricants in aerospace, healthcare, automotive, and other sectors, and evaluates them against Polymers of Low Concern (PLC) criteria. The study finds that PFPEs, owing to their high stability, negligible bioaccumulation, and distinct physicochemical characteristics, pose minimal risk to human health and the environment. The authors emphasize that PFPEs should be evaluated as a separate class for regulatory purposes, distinct from non-polymeric PFAS.
Read the full article about regulatory criteria to perfluoropolyethers here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022113925000715
#PFAS regulations are ever evolving. Join Janet Anderson PhD DABT, Lila Beckley and Jonathan Skaggs, PG virtually next week to learn how...
#PFAS regulations are ever evolving. Join Janet Anderson PhD DABT, Lila Beckley and Jonathan Skaggs, PG virtually next week to learn how these “forever chemicals” regulations are changing under the new administration.
Register at Industry Council on the Environment website at https://lnkd.in/ernYHZiu