Category - Environmental Health

Drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., February 6, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released by the NTSB.

5 things to know about responding to a chemical emergency like the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment

August 17, 2023

Photo showing different types of narcotics including a syringe and pills sitting on a table.

Public health laboratories collecting critical data on non-fatal drug overdoses

July 24, 2023

Panelists present on wastewater surveillance at APHL ID Lab Con.

Wastewater surveillance gained prominence during the pandemic. Where is it now?

May 9, 2023

Person's hand holding delta-8 THC gummies. (Photo credit: Elsa Olofsson, CBD Oracle)

Public unaware of risks from new delta-8 THC cannabis products

May 19, 2022

The New Jersey prenatal lead and mercury screening team pose for a group photo.

Lab Culture Ep. 26: How two New Jersey lab scientists launched an unprecedented prenatal lead and mercury screening program

October 5, 2021

Team members from the Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories pose wearing masks holding a sign that says "End Overdose."

The Convergence of the Opioid Crisis and COVID-19: A Silent Epidemic, Overshadowed

September 1, 2021

Scientist taking a sample from algae-covered body of water.

How public health laboratories can track and improve climate change effects

August 11, 2021

Three scientists work on wastewater testing in the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory.

Wastewater tracking provides warning signs of local COVID-19 burden

August 4, 2021

Dried blood spots used for lead testing

How has COVID-19 created challenges for pediatric lead testing?

August 19, 2020

Lab Matters Spring 2020, Issue 2

New Lab Matters: Biosurveillance and the opioid epidemic

June 19, 2020