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Your Environment. Your Health.

News Items: Boston University

Superfund Research Program

Impact of Early Life Exposure to Environmental and Social Stressors on Substance Use

Project Leader: Ann Aschengrau
Co-Investigators: Lisa Gallagher, Richard Saitz, Renee Boynton-Jarrett
Grant Number: P42ES007381
Funding Period: 2000-2020
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News Items List

  • PCE in Drinking Water Linked to Cancer and Epilepsy
    Research Brief - July 2015
    Early-life exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE; perchloroethylene) in drinking water may increase the risk of epilepsy and certain types of cancer into adulthood, according to Boston University Superfund Research Program (BU SRP) Center researchers.
  • SRP Researchers Contribute to VA Clinical Guidance for Camp Lejeune Veterans
    SRP News Page - June 2015
    Acting largely on the basis of Superfund Research Program (SRP) studies from Boston University (BU), an Institute of Medicine committee has recommended that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expand the range of conditions covered by legislation, providing health benefits to veterans and their families who were exposed to the contaminated drinking water.
  • Contaminated Water Linked to Pregnancy Complications, BU SRP Study Finds
    SRP News Page - October 2014
    Prenatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in drinking water may increase the risk of stillbirth and placental abruption, a complication in pregnancy, according to a new study led by Boston University Superfund Research Program (BU SRP) researcher Ann Aschengrau, Ph.D.
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