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Crowded Villages Show Why Virus Cases Are Surging in Rural India

Bhramar Mukherjee featured in Bloomberg

As India passes the grim milestone of two million virus cases and new hotspots emerge in villages, experts are worried infections will now rise exponentially in the world’s second-most populous country, overwhelming its under-prepared hinterland.

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Emergency Demolitions in Detroit: Low Risk of Asbestos Exposure

New research from Rick Neitzel and Alfred Franzblau

As Detroit continues to revitalize its urban core by razing abandoned buildings, emissions of airborne asbestos during emergency demolitions have been negligible, say University of Michigan researchers.

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Hygiene Products Associated With Presence of Chemicals in Women's Blood

New Research from Ning Ding, Stuart Batterman, and Sung Kyun Park

The study looked at the correlation between the use of female hygiene products and the levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in women’s blood.