2025
The climate and health impact of U.S. radiation therapy: estimating greenhouse gas emissions, DALYs, and potential of hypofractionation
Lichter K, Asaro A, Qureshi M, Truong M, Parekh A, Witztum A, Anand C, Silva G, Royce T, Zaorsky N, Grover S, Abdel-Wahab M, Thiel C, Eckelman M, Prionas N, Yom S, Mohamad O. The climate and health impact of U.S. radiation therapy: estimating greenhouse gas emissions, DALYs, and potential of hypofractionation. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2025, 111161. PMID: 40983187, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExternal beam radiation therapyEarly-stage breast cancerNational Cancer DatabaseDisability-adjusted life yearsRadiation therapyBreast cancerExternal beam radiation therapy treatmentAdoption of hypofractionationBeam radiation therapyPatient transportBreast cancer treatmentFractionation schedulesCancer DatabaseRadiation oncologyHypofractionationTreatment guidelinesRetrospective analysisCancer treatmentPatientsCancer typesLife cycle assessmentClinical practiceCancerLife yearsTherapyNarrative Proceedings of the Inaugural Health Systems Implementing Climate Action Conference 2024.
Locke S, Senay E, Berzon E, Bhattacharya-Craven A, Bialowitz J, Callaway D, Eckelman M, Eitelwein O, Goldman A, MacNeill A, Mickel G, El Omrani O, Ranney M, Romanello M, Salas R, Wyatt K, Kurth A, Sherman J. Narrative Proceedings of the Inaugural Health Systems Implementing Climate Action Conference 2024. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2025 PMID: 40815316, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000003527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe impact of subsidies on projected heat pump adoption and residential heating emissions in Massachusetts
Walter E, Eckelman M. The impact of subsidies on projected heat pump adoption and residential heating emissions in Massachusetts. Environmental Research Infrastructure And Sustainability 2025, 5: 035007. DOI: 10.1088/2634-4505/adec19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeat pump adoptionSubsidy rateSubsidy scenariosRegional Greenhouse Gas InitiativeHeat emissionGreenhouse Gas InitiativeBenefit-cost analysisImpact of subsidiesHeat pumpCost-effectiveness ratioGas InitiativeHeat pump useBuilding electrificationBuilding emissionsGlobal land-useEmission targetsSpace heatingSubsidiesEmission reductionFinancial subsidiesResidential heating emissionsEmission impactsDecarbonization strategiesElectricity demandDecarbonization goalsCarbon reduction strategies with steel-CLT hybrid structures
Laboy M, Eckelman M, Hajjar J, Webster M. Carbon reduction strategies with steel-CLT hybrid structures. 2025, 581-588. DOI: 10.1201/9781003658641-70.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-laminated timberDesign strategySteel-concrete buildingsLife cycle assessmentCarbon reduction strategiesBuilding decarbonizationCommercial buildingsCycle assessmentBuildingCarbon reductionSpatial efficiencyDistribution of servicesDesignDecarbonizationReduction strategiesTimberCarbon storageSlabMarket dominanceSteelHybrid structureBiogenic materialMaterialsShort-lived componentsDeconstructionImpact of Improved Diagnosis and Treatment on Holistic CKD Burden
Tangri N, Priest S, Zara A, Long B, Chen J, Rao N, Froguel C, Robson B, Guldemond N, Eckelman M, Moura A, Audehm R, Adshead F, Zhao M, Wanner C, Chadban S. Impact of Improved Diagnosis and Treatment on Holistic CKD Burden. Kidney International Reports 2025, 10: 2608-2620. PMID: 40814599, PMCID: PMC12348058, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2025.05.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGuideline-directed medical therapyChronic kidney diseaseKidney replacement therapyGDMT adherenceImpact of chronic kidney diseaseTreatment of chronic kidney diseaseBurden of chronic kidney diseaseDelay CKD progressionChronic kidney disease burdenHealthcare systemMedical therapyReplacement therapyAdherence scenariosCKD progressionCardiovascular eventsUndertreated diseaseGuideline changesMultiple therapiesAvailability of effective interventionsLipid loweringKidney protectionKidney diseaseCKD modelGlucose loweringLifestyle interventionAdvancing the circular economy of healthcare plastics: A systematic literature review
de Souza Lima Cano N, Marino M, Brooks A, Eckelman M, Bilec M. Advancing the circular economy of healthcare plastics: A systematic literature review. Resources Conservation And Recycling 2025, 219: 108317. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2025.108317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCircular economySystematic literature reviewReview of case studiesField of CEProduct designLiterature reviewComplex regulatory requirementsCE strategiesHuman health impact assessmentHealth impact assessmentStakeholder collaborationLife cycleImpact assessmentCase studyFull-text analysisEconomic incentivesSource segregationSectoral shiftsResearch directionsRegulatory requirementsIncreasing implementationIntegrated approachA social-ecological-technological vulnerability approach for assessing urban hydrological risks
Khromova S, Méndez G, Eckelman M, Herreros-Cantis P, Langemeyer J. A social-ecological-technological vulnerability approach for assessing urban hydrological risks. Ecological Indicators 2025, 173: 113334. PMID: 40255455, PMCID: PMC12006026, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial-ecological-technological systemsExtreme climatic eventsClimatic eventsResilient urban futuresAssess vulnerabilitySewer overflowsRisk indexVulnerability approachClimate changePopulation growthUrban population growthEnvironmental challengesSocially vulnerable communitiesSewer infrastructureFlood eventsSewerUrban geographySocial vulnerabilityVulnerable communitiesUrban futuresVulnerabilityHigh-risk communitiesCommunityMultiple vulnerabilitiesHotspotsChromium removal from concentrated ammonium-nitrate solution: Electrocoagulation with iron in a plug-flow reactor
Costigan E, Wu S, Eckelman M, Fernandez L, Mueller A, Alshawabkeh A, Larese-Casanova P. Chromium removal from concentrated ammonium-nitrate solution: Electrocoagulation with iron in a plug-flow reactor. Separation And Purification Technology 2025, 354: 129353. DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFlow ratePlug flow reactorCr removalSolution flow rateFlow-through reactorSynthetic wastewaterRemoval efficiencySteady state conditionsDesign guidelinesReactorMetallic infrastructureReaction rate coefficientsChromium removalCoexisting ionsState conditionsElectrocoagulationWastewaterAnode lengthAdvection-dispersion-reaction modelAdvection-dispersion-reactionFlowAmmonium nitrateSolutionAnodeCr concentration
2024
Air toxics matter to more than just air
Huang K, Fernandez L, Varshavsky J, Eckelman M. Air toxics matter to more than just air. Environmental Pollution 2024, 364: 125308. PMID: 39547559, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUsing Chronic Kidney Disease as a Model Framework to Estimate Healthcare-Related Environmental Impact
Garcia Sanchez J, Barraclough K, Cases A, Pecoits-Filho R, Germond-Duret C, Zoccali C, Embleton N, Wright A, Hubbert L, Nicholson L, Barone S, Budgen N, Cabrera C, Selvarajah V, Eckelman M. Using Chronic Kidney Disease as a Model Framework to Estimate Healthcare-Related Environmental Impact. Advances In Therapy 2024, 42: 348-361. PMID: 39541083, PMCID: PMC11782431, DOI: 10.1007/s12325-024-03039-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnvironmental impactLife cycle stagesLife cycle assessment frameworkImpact assessment methodsReduce environmental burdenCycle stagesEnvironmental burdenCO2e emissionsCalculated impactAssessment frameworkEnvironmental benefitsProactive managementCO2eChronic kidney diseaseEffective managementHighest impactKidney replacement therapyEnvironmental dimensionsCare pathwaysAssessment methodsModeling frameworkDatabase inputChronic diseasesEffective management of chronic diseasesEmissionThe 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: facing record-breaking threats from delayed action
Romanello M, Walawender M, Hsu S, Moskeland A, Palmeiro-Silva Y, Scamman D, Ali Z, Ameli N, Angelova D, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Basart S, Beagley J, Beggs P, Blanco-Villafuerte L, Cai W, Callaghan M, Campbell-Lendrum D, Chambers J, Chicmana-Zapata V, Chu L, Cross T, van Daalen K, Dalin C, Dasandi N, Dasgupta S, Davies M, Dubrow R, Eckelman M, Ford J, Freyberg C, Gasparyan O, Gordon-Strachan G, Grubb M, Gunther S, Hamilton I, Hang Y, Hänninen R, Hartinger S, He K, Heidecke J, Hess J, Jamart L, Jankin S, Jatkar H, Jay O, Kelman I, Kennard H, Kiesewetter G, Kinney P, Kniveton D, Kouznetsov R, Lampard P, Lee J, Lemke B, Li B, Liu Y, Liu Z, Llabrés-Brustenga A, Lott M, Lowe R, Martinez-Urtaza J, Maslin M, McAllister L, McMichael C, Mi Z, Milner J, Minor K, Minx J, Mohajeri N, Momen N, Moradi-Lakeh M, Morrisey K, Munzert S, Murray K, Obradovich N, O'Hare M, Oliveira C, Oreszczyn T, Otto M, Owfi F, Pearman O, Pega F, Perishing A, Pinho-Gomes A, Ponmattam J, Rabbaniha M, Rickman J, Robinson E, Rocklöv J, Rojas-Rueda D, Salas R, Semenza J, Sherman J, Shumake-Guillemot J, Singh P, Sjödin H, Slater J, Sofiev M, Sorensen C, Springmann M, Stalhandske Z, Stowell J, Tabatabaei M, Taylor J, Tong D, Tonne C, Treskova M, Trinanes J, Uppstu A, Wagner F, Warnecke L, Whitcombe H, Xian P, Zavaleta-Cortijo C, Zhang C, Zhang R, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Zhu Q, Gong P, Montgomery H, Costello A. The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: facing record-breaking threats from delayed action. The Lancet 2024, 404: 1847-1896. PMID: 39488222, PMCID: PMC7616816, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)01822-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystems Approaches for Addressing Complex Environmental Problems
Zhang Q, Eckelman M, Fu G, Liang S, Mihelcic J, Mo W, Zimmerman J. Systems Approaches for Addressing Complex Environmental Problems. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 19093-19094. PMID: 39468871, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c07737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBuilding a sustainable future in health care: collaboration and framework for meaningful life cycle assessment
Ip V, Sherman J, Eckelman M. Building a sustainable future in health care: collaboration and framework for meaningful life cycle assessment. Journal Canadien D'anesthésie 2024, 71: 1441-1446. PMID: 39384714, DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02853-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluating progress and accountability for achieving COP26 Health Programme international ambitions for sustainable, low-carbon, resilient health-care systems
Blom I, Rasheed F, Singh H, Eckelman M, Dhimal M, Hensher M, Guinto R, McGushin A, Ning X, Prabhakaran P, Romanello M, van Alphen D, Watts N, Yu J, Zavaleta-Cortijo C, MacNeill A, Sherman J. Evaluating progress and accountability for achieving COP26 Health Programme international ambitions for sustainable, low-carbon, resilient health-care systems. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e778-e789. PMID: 39393379, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00206-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-care systemInternational ambitionsPolicy makingUN Framework ConventionFramework ConventionTangible outcomesHealth programmesHealth careProcess indicatorsPublic monitoringClimate strategiesGlobal initiativesEvaluate progressScientific monitoringIndicator relevanceCOP26System contextAccountsPartiesClimate changeActual progressPolicyAmbitionsLow-carbonCountriesGuiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics
Eckelman M, Weisz U, Pichler P, Sherman J, Weisz H. Guiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e603-e609. PMID: 39122328, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00159-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth careHealth system performance indicatorsEffectiveness of health careHealth-care provisionPositive systemic changeHealth-care sectorHealth systemSustainability metricsPublic healthClimate crisisHealthGreenhouse gas emissionsTracking progressCareSystem changesSustainability goalsEnergy useSystem performance indicatorsCore missionMeasurement frameworkGas emissionsEntry pointSectorEnvironmental challengesPrivatisationTrends, risks and opportunities in environmental nanotechnology
Huang X, Auffan M, Eckelman M, Elimelech M, Kim J, Rose J, Zuo K, Li Q, Alvarez P. Trends, risks and opportunities in environmental nanotechnology. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 2024, 5: 572-587. DOI: 10.1038/s43017-024-00567-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEngineered nanomaterialsRelease of ENMsRisks of engineered nanomaterialsENM concentrationsImpact of engineered nanomaterialsPredicted no-effect concentrationWater treatmentHealth risksEnvironmental applicationsNo-effect concentrationPotential environmental applicationsPotential dischargeEnvironmental health risksLife cycle analysisSynthesized materialsReduced toxicityPollution remediationSewage effluentIncidental releaseEnvironmental nanotechnologyReduced riskEnvironmental impactRiskHealth impactsEnvironmental benefitsLeveraging engineered nanomaterials to support material circularity
Gilbertson L, Eckelman M, Theis T. Leveraging engineered nanomaterials to support material circularity. Environmental Science Nano 2024, 11: 2885-2893. DOI: 10.1039/d4en00110a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action
van Daalen K, Tonne C, Semenza J, Rocklöv J, Markandya A, Dasandi N, Jankin S, Achebak H, Ballester J, Bechara H, Beck T, Callaghan M, Carvalho B, Chambers J, Pradas M, Courtenay O, Dasgupta S, Eckelman M, Farooq Z, Fransson P, Gallo E, Gasparyan O, Gonzalez-Reviriego N, Hamilton I, Hänninen R, Hatfield C, He K, Kazmierczak A, Kendrovski V, Kennard H, Kiesewetter G, Kouznetsov R, Kriit H, Llabrés-Brustenga A, Lloyd S, Batista M, Maia C, Martinez-Urtaza J, Mi Z, Milà C, Minx J, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Palamarchuk J, Pantera D, Quijal-Zamorano M, Rafaj P, Robinson E, Sánchez-Valdivia N, Scamman D, Schmoll O, Sewe M, Sherman J, Singh P, Sirotkina E, Sjödin H, Sofiev M, Solaraju-Murali B, Springmann M, Treskova M, Triñanes J, Vanuytrecht E, Wagner F, Walawender M, Warnecke L, Zhang R, Romanello M, Antò J, Nilsson M, Lowe R. The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action. The Lancet Public Health 2024, 9: e495-e522. PMID: 38749451, PMCID: PMC11209670, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00055-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhat is the environmental impact of a blood transfusion? A life cycle assessment of transfusion services across England
Hibbs S, Thomas S, Agarwal N, Andrews C, Eskander S, Abdalla A, Staves J, Eckelman M, Murphy M. What is the environmental impact of a blood transfusion? A life cycle assessment of transfusion services across England. Transfusion 2024, 64: 638-645. PMID: 38506497, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife cycle assessmentGreenhouse gasesEstimation of carbon footprintCycle assessmentMethod of disposalEnvironmental impactTotal emissionsCarbon footprintDisposalService fleetMitigationEnergy efficiency of refrigerationEmissionEnergy efficiencyIncinerationEq/yearSource of electricityElectric vehiclesPower usageDisposable materialsGreenhouseTransportElectric power usageFleetManufacturing dataSustainability Tools in Cultural Heritage: Life Cycle Assessment Examining Crates for Heritage Objects
Nunberg S, Sanchez S, Eckelman M. Sustainability Tools in Cultural Heritage: Life Cycle Assessment Examining Crates for Heritage Objects. Journal Of The American Institute For Conservation 2024, 64: 17-29. DOI: 10.1080/01971360.2023.2240996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife cycle assessmentSustainability toolsCultural heritageSource of greenhouse gas emissionsCultural heritage professionalsGreenhouse gas emissionsReduced impactSingle-tripCycle assessmentSustainable materialsHeritage professionalsHeritage objectsEnvironmental profileMaterial productionEnvironmental impactEnvironmental considerationsWooden cratesHeritageGas emissionsLife cycleRound tripDisassembled componentsTransportSustainabilityMaterial categories
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