PFAS, Sociodemographic Factors and Implications for Communities and Environmental Justice
As awareness continues to grow around the negative health effects from exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), researchers are working to advance understanding of which communities are most at risk. People may be exposed to different types of PFAS through different routes of exposure including PFAS contaminated drinking water, workplaces, and even diet. In […]
What Can States Do To Protect Wetlands?
With the May 2023 Sackett v. EPA ruling significantly weakening the Clean Water Act (CWA), States are left playing defense when it comes to protecting wetlands. Nearly half of States use the CWA definition for Waters of the United States (WOTUS), and anything that isn’t a WOTUS is now vulnerable to pollution and destruction. Join […]
VIMS After Hours: Seagrasses, Lobsters, and Arctic Chemistry!
Join VIMS for this special edition of our After Hours lecture series, where three current VIMS graduate students will present short lectures on the current, cutting-edge research that they're participating in throughout the Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic coast, and Arctic ocean! Registration is required and can be found here. After Hours lectures are designed for an […]