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Central Florida’s 1-4 dioxane contamination has caught the attention of Yale School of Public Health researchers. Professor Vasilis Vasiliou and his team at the Yale Superfund Research Center want to hear concerns from residents who have been drinking water supplied by public utilities in Lake Mary, Sanford, and northwest Seminole County. Groundwater in these areas has been contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, an industrial solvent classified as a likely carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
- July 20, 2023Source: The Allegheny Front
A new study found higher levels of radioactive materials in rivers and streams near municipal wastewater treatment plants that handled runoff from landfills that accept fracking waste from Pennsylvania.
- July 11, 2023Source: Orlando Sentinel
A toxic chemical, 1,4-dioxane, has tainted tap water in Lake Mary, Sanford, and Seminole County, Florida. How long and how much remains a mystery.
- April 25, 2023Source: Riverhead Local
Yale University scientists are preparing to launch a study on Long Island to determine the health effects of the chemical 1,4 dioxane, a contaminant likely to cause cancer in people, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Yale Superfund Research Center is looking for volunteers who live on Long Island, where the chemical is being detected in private wells and public water supply systems at higher levels than most of the rest of the country, to participate in the study.
- February 27, 2023
Veteran litigator and environmental advocate Rob Bilott discussed his long-running battle to raise awareness of the health implications of so-called PFAS 'forever chemicals' during a recent visit to the Yale School of Public Health where he spoke to Professor Vasilis Vasiliou’s Toxicology class.
- October 03, 2022
A new Superfund Research Center (SRC) at Yale will conduct extensive analysis of emerging water contaminants that have been linked to liver cancer.