Superfund Research Program

Frances K. Barg

University of Pennsylvania
Department of Family Practice & Community Medicine
915 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Phone: 215-746-4273
Email: fran.barg@uphs.upenn.edu

Projects

• University of Pennsylvania: Community Engagement Core (2014-2020)
• University of Pennsylvania: Social Determinants of Risk and Attitudes About Asbestos in a Superfund Environmental Justice (EJ) Community (2014-2020)

Publications

2021

• Wortzel J, Wiebe D, Elahi S, Agawu A, Barg FK, Emmett EA. 2021. Ascertainment bias in a historic cohort study of residents in an asbestos manufacturing community. Int J Environ Res Public Health 18:doi:10.3390/ijerph18052211 PMID:33668103 PMCID:PMC7956794

2018

• Xu R, Barg FK, Emmett EA, Wiebe D, Hwang W. 2018. Association between mesothelioma and non-occupational asbestos exposure: systematic review and meta-analysis. Environ Health 17(1):90. doi:10.1186/s12940-018-0431-9 PMID:30567579 PMCID:PMC6300000

2016

• Clapp JT, Roberts JA, Dahlberg B, Berry LS, Jacobs LM, Emmett EA, Barg FK. 2016. Realities of environmental toxicity and their ramifications for community engagement. Soc Sci Med 170:143-151. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.10.019 PMID:27783970 PMCID:PMC5107345