Over the past year, the Duke University Superfund Research Center’s Community Engagement Core (CEC) has partnered with community gardens across […] Gardeners’ Knowledge Can Improve Understanding of Environmental Exposure Risks
In October (2018), Duke SRC sponsored a biannual meeting for members of the Elizabeth River Project Sediment Remediation Partnership (ERPSRP). […] Cleaning Up the Elizabeth River with Bacteria and Fungi
By Dr. Andrew Hawkey, Postdoctoral Associate–Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences On a perfect sunny day in late October, groups of AP […] Water Bugs: Engaging Students in Environmental Assessment and Stewardship
By Abigail Joyce, PhD — Analytical Chemistry Core Manager As Hurricane Florence approached North Carolina’s coast, much of […] Dispatches from the field: Duke Superfund conducts water sampling after Hurricane Florence
By Steven Yang, Master of Environmental Management candidate, Nicholas School of the Environment (CEC/RTC Student Assistant) It has been more […] After the Storm: New Hurricane Response Resources & Mapping Tool
Last week, California governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2998 (AB 2998) into law, the latest in a series of […] California AB 2998 – what it means for you & your couch:
Scientists from across North Carolina are coming together to study the issue of PFAS contamination in the state. A State-funded […] Researchers Tackle Emerging Contaminants in North Carolina
On September 19th, Principal Investigator Lee Ferguson and Analytical Chemistry Core Manager Abigail Joyce, collected floodwater samples along the […] Duke Superfund Begins Floodwater Testing in Wake of Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence caused widespread flooding and destruction throughout the Carolinas and parts of Virginia. Officials are still in the early […] Hurricane Florence Presents Environmental Health Challenges for the Carolinas