OP-EDS AND COLUMNS

• California faces an uphill battle against plastic (Los Angeles Times)
• Sick wildlife exposes the true risk of flame-retardant chemicals (The Messenger)
• Another toxic train derailment will happen if we don’t rein in plastics (Los Angeles Times)
• A deadly chemical was released in the Ohio train derailment. It should be banned. (New York Times)
• Toxic chemicals are in our clothing. California can stop that (San Francisco Chronicle)
• How to get media coverage and boost your science’s impact (Nature)
• Time for EPA to come clean on PFAS (The Hill)
• Cosmetic chemicals need a makeover (The Hill)
• The March for Science fizzled, but it didn’t fail (Undark Magazine)
• Let’s stop using mental illnesses as figures of speech (Huffington Post)
• Lead control: An investment with economic (and health) returns (The Hill)
• Are toxic chemicals in your home your problem? (California Progress Report)
• Lead and Crime (The Berkeley Voice)
• State needs to reform flame retardant standards (The Oakland Tribune)
• ’Trevor’s Law’ would help investigate childhood cancer clusters (Environmental Health News)

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

• Fuoco RE, Kwiatkowski CF, Birnbaum LS, Blum A. Effective communications strategies to increase the impact of environmental health research. Environmental Health. 2023; 22: 47.
• Ducatman A, LaPier J, Fuoco RE, DeWitt JC. Official health communications are failing PFAS-contaminated communities. Environmental Health. 2022; 21: 51.
• Fuoco RE. People-centered language for sleep research communication. SLEEP. 2017; zsx039.
• Halden RU, Linderman AE, Aiello AE, Andrews D, Arnold WA, Faire P, Fuoco RE, Geer L, Johnson PI, Lohmann R, McNeill K, Sacks VP, Schettler T, Weber R, Zoeller RT, Blum A. The Florence Statement on Triclosan and Triclocarban. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2017; 125(6): 064501.
• Babrauskas V, Fuoco RE, Blum A. Chapter 3- Flame Retardant Additives in Polymers: When do the Fire Safety Benefits Outweigh the Toxicity Risks? In: Papaspyrides CD, Kiliaris P, eds. Polymer Green Flame Retardants: A Comprehensive Guide to Additives and Their Applications. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 2013. ISBN: 9780444538093. p. 87-118.
• Fuoco RE, Blum A, Peaslee GF. From data to policy: An undergraduate program in research and communication. Journal of College Science Teaching. 2012; 42(2): 26-31.
• Babrauskas V, Blum A, Daley RE, Birnbaum LS. Flame retardants in furniture foam: Benefits and risks. Fire Safety Science. 2011; 10: 265-278.
• Daley RE. Flame retardant troubles attributable to weak chemical regulations (Letter). Public Health Reports. 2011; 126(4): 458-459.