Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

New!   California becomes eighth state to require licensed child care centers to test and remediate lead in water [Lindsay MCCORMICK, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ; September 24, 2018] http://blogs.edf.org/health/2018/09/24/california-becomes-eighth-state-to-require-licensed-child-care-centers-to-test-and-remediate-lead-in-water/ Few California school districts have tested for lead, even though it's free (Jill TUCKER, San Francisco Chronicle ; August 13, 2018) https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/Few-California-school-districts-have-tested-water-13150281.php Lead contamination found in water at 7 Oakland schools [Jill TUCKER, San Francisco Chronicle (SF Gate) ; October 26, 2017] http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Lead-contamination-found-in-water-at-7-Oakland-12310183.php The thousands of locales where lead poisoning is worse than Flint (M. B. PELL and Joshua SCHNEYER, Reuters; December 19 2016) http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-l...

Fracking Chemicals Linked to Neurodevelopmental Health Impacts [New Events - Press Release, Center for Environmental Health (CEH) ; October 25, 2017] Featured Research Article: Neurodevelopmental and neurological effects of chemicals associated with unconventional oil and natural gas operations and their potential effects on infants and children (WEBB et al. , 2017) https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/reveh.ahead-of-print/reveh-2017-0008/reveh-2017-0008.pdf

Legislators, health advocates to address Kern's 'deeply entrenched' inequities (Harold PIERCE, Bakersfield.com ; October 12, 2017) http://www.bakersfield.com/news/health/legislators-health-advocates-to-address-kern-s-deeply-entrenched-inequities/article_1f64a384-aeda-11e7-ab70-37a688 Reports : Kern County:  Geography of Inequity and Opportunities for Action ( San Joaquin Valley Health Fund/UC Davis Center for Regional Change/The California Endowment ; October 2017) http://www.shfcenter.org/assets/SJVHF/SJVHF_Kern_County_Report_Oct_2017.pdf California's San Joaquin Valley:  A Region and its Children under Stress ( Sierra Health Foundation/W. K. KELLOG Foundation/UC Davis Center for Regional Change ; January 2017) http://www.shfcenter.org/assets/SJVHF/A_Region_and_Its_Children_Under_Stress-Web.pdf Websites : The Center at Sierra Health Foundation http://www.shfcenter.org/home Center for Regional Change ( College of Agricultural and Environmental Scie...