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The mission of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health is to study and elucidate the health effects of exposure to chemical, physical, and biological agents encountered in the workplace or general environment.
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News
Pitt receives nearly $870,000 in grants to study aftereffects of East Palestine train derailment
“These two grants are very much addressing community concerns,” said Dean Maureen Lichtveld.
It takes two: Undergraduate students thrive at Pitt Public Health
Two School of Public Health undergraduate students presented scientific posters of their research at the annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology, on March 10-14, in Salt Lake City.
Monitors find high levels of toxic benzene near Clairton Coke Works
“Benzene is well known to be able to produce leukemia in people that have been exposed for a long period of time,” said Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health James Fabisiak.