PCBs in schools—where communities and science come together

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• 作者：David Osterberg ; Madeleine Kangsen Scammell
• 关键词：PCBs ; Community engagement ; Research translation ; Schools ; Mitigation ; Construction materials ; Indoor air
• 刊名：Environmental Science and Pollution Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：23
• 期：3
• 页码：1998-2002
• 全文大小：240 KB
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• 作者单位：David Osterberg (1)
  Madeleine Kangsen Scammell (2)
  
  1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, S337 College of Public Health Building, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
  2. Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany S Talbot Building, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
  
• 刊物类别：Earth and Environmental Science
• 刊物主题：Environment
  Environment
  Atmospheric Protection, Air Quality Control and Air Pollution
  Waste Water Technology, Water Pollution Control, Water Management and Aquatic Pollution
  Industrial Pollution Prevention
  
• 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• ISSN：1614-7499

文摘

A novel aspect of the 8th International PCB Workshop at Woods Hole, MA, was the interaction between scientists and activists. While earlier workshops in this series had mentioned policy making, this Workshop focused on the problem of PCBs in schools. Focus on a problem brought an activist to give a plenary talk and facilitated a 1-day registration for other non-scientists to attend. The workshop was cohosted by the Superfund Research Programs at University of Iowa and Boston University and included active participation of each Program’s Research Translation and Community Engagement Cores. A mandate of each National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS)-funded Superfund Research Program is bidirectional communication between scientists and community groups. The authors describe the events leading up to community involvement in the Workshop and the substance of the community engagement aspects of the workshop, in particular the participation by a parent-teacher group, Malibu Unites. The authors also discuss the value of such communication in terms of making important research accessible to those who are most affected by the results and poised to use it and the value of making scientists aware of the important role they play in society in addressing difficult questions that originate in community settings.