Science for a Safer World: Superfund Research Program at Berkeley. Devising better ways to find causes of disease and clean up contaminants in soil and water.

Joined April 2015
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From National Association of City and County Health Officials in the US. x.com/NACCHOalerts/status/72…

28 Apr 2016
Environmental factors cause one in four deaths worldwide ow.ly/4mY8Z6
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From the Guardian -- "If scientists want to influence policymaking, they need to understand it." gu.com/p/4tjef/stw

Availability of data about water quality has lagged behind data on air quality in California but this is a good step x.com/CaWaterBoards/status/7…

Check out the California Water Quality Monitoring Council’s new My Water Quality website. buff.ly/1rlZChp
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Thanks for the shoutout @SRP_NIEHS. @water4point0 x.com/SRP_NIEHS/status/72504…

Adding to the evidence base on arsenic health effects. x.com/SRP_NIEHS/status/72574…

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Jobs as state scientists and analysts @CaliforniaEPA @OEHHA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. x.com/OEHHA/status/725446026…

27 Apr 2016
We’re hiring! Current openings for two toxicologists and a program analyst. fb.me/2oAx5xPiK
Possible funding source for big data gurus. x.com/NIHFunding/status/7224…

NLM Career Development Award in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (K01) bit.ly/23WBeRn
Did you know there was a national DNA day? Helping people understand genetics. x.com/DNAday/status/72204332…

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Just because this is amazing to see. x.com/NASA/status/7221317232…

18 Apr 2016
Sun emitted a mid-level solar flare on Sunday, and @NASASunEarth captured the event: go.nasa.gov/1NjcEWK
BerkeleySRP retweeted
DEADLINE FOR TIRE CRUMB RUBBER COMMENTS EXTENDED TO MAY 2ND, 2016: regulations.gov/#!docketDeta…

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Our affiliate Jill Banfield and team re-draw tree of life to show microbes. They also help with bioremediation! nytimes.com/2016/04/12/scien…

BerkeleySRP retweeted
18 Apr 2016
Apple says it has stopped putting arsenic, lead, mercury, and 3 other toxins in its products. fb.me/2WYMdUtpi

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Our investigators share their results at many events. @dannomura at American Association for Cancer Research x.com/dannomura/status/72132…

16 Apr 2016
Giving a talk on our most recent research on cancer at the 2016 AACR meeting in New Orleans!
Cool innovation from our colleagues . x.com/SRP_OregonState/status…

@BerkeleySrp Investigator David Sedlak to discuss innovation for water Apr 25 in @EPA webinar. You can register at clu-in.org/conf/tio/srpwir/

Some interesting results here pertinent to water and communities. x.com/BerkeleyWater/status/7…

Tools, Strategies and Lessons Learned from EPA Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance Projects epa.gov/green-infrastructure… via @EPA
Come on over for Cal Day tomorrow! x.com/ScienceAtCal/status/72…

Astronomy to Zoology, science for everyone at Cal Day tomorrow! #sharecalday

15 Apr 2016
DTSC is holding a public meeting on the Comnty Protection & Haz Waste Reduction Initiative on 4/20 in #Sacramento bit.ly/1Vvfkni
Well deserved commendation to our colleague Melanie Marty @OEHHA x.com/OEHHA/status/720025674…

12 Apr 2016
Deputy Dir. Melanie Marty was honored by the Senate for her leadership to protect air quality and children’s health.
This is a good piece and worth distributing again as the FDA considers action on arsenic in food. x.com/cenmag/status/71708310…

Scientists are trying to lower levels of arsenic in rice. Our story from August 2015: ow.ly/10hxTI