Environmental Health Science

Child and Maternal Health

Expectant parents worldwide share the same hope: to have normal healthy babies. Research includes projects designed to understand the mechanisms and effects of exposure to chemicals and biological agents that can cause morbidity and mortality in children and pregnant women.

Chemical and Microbiological Water Pollution

Throughout the US, anthropogenic pollutants increasingly compromise our nation's waterways; and waterborne diseases continue to be major source of morbidity worldwide. By studying chemicals, aquatic macro-organisms, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and protozoa using multidisciplinary approaches we can begin to understand their fate and ecology in aquatic ecosystems.

Exposure Assessment and Environmental Epidemiology

Environmental epidemiology is the study of human disease in relation to factors in the environment. The potential effects of air pollutants and pesticides are the focal points of exposure and epidemiological research in the EHS Department.

Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment

The type, magnitude, and mechanisms of effects of chemical and biological pollutants on human and other organisms constitute the domain of environmental toxicology. Research is conducted to develop dose-response information for infectious agents and mixtures of chemicals that can be used by regulatory agencies to assess risk and develop public health policy.

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Student Spotlight: Tiffany Eberhard

November 28, 2012

UGA student wages war on plastic bags Tiffany Eberhard’s nemesis isn’t that imposing. But it is lightweight, durable and ubiquitous. And to hear Eberhard tell it, it’s a threat to the environment and its beauty, as well as the product of...

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Summer 2013 in Costa Rica

The new Comparative Environmental Health program will conduct innovative research to improve human health, well being, and quality of natural and working environments, and to provide exemplary education and training for future Environmental Health professionals. This experience offers activities and excursions, taking place for...