GH32A:
Geochemistry and Health: Involving Communities in Measuring Their Environment I


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Session ID#: 60086

Session Description:
The need to address geochemistry and health has never been clearer as highlighted by AGU's new GeoHealth section and the 2017 report by the Lancet Commission on pollution and health that found contamination leads to 16% of global deaths. Improving our understanding of how our environment impacts human health, whether in the form of climate change, natural disasters, or contamination, and how we can solve these issues, requires working closely with those most directly impacted. This session invites papers on projects that include community-based participatory research, citizen science, or other approaches involving the general public in measuring their own environment.

Science stands for empowering people with information to make important decisions about their health and their lives. Join us for these discussions about the opportunities and challenges of projects that involve communities and individuals in earth science seeking to improve environmental health, environmental justice, and STEM education.

Primary Convener:  Franziska Landes, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Portland, United States
Conveners:  Gabriel Michael Filippelli, Indiana University Indianapolis, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indianapolis, United States and Aubrey K. Miller, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Bethesda, United States
Primary Liaison:  Franziska Landes, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Portland, United States
Chairs:  Franziska Landes, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Portland, United States and Aubrey K. Miller, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Bethesda, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Gabriel Michael Filippelli, Indiana University Indianapolis, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Indianapolis, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • ED - Education
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • NH - Natural Hazards
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

0240 Public health [GEOHEALTH]
0478 Pollution: urban, regional and global [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
1094 Instruments and techniques [GEOCHEMISTRY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Beyond Citizen Science: Models for Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, and STEM Education (400211)
Daniel J Brabander1, Maia Fitzstevens2, Rosalie Sharp1, Hannah Oettgen1, Melanie Passaretti1, Emma Jackman1, Kimberly Chia Yan Min1, Sarah Smith-Tripp1 and Lucy Wanzer3, (1)Wellesley College, Geosciences, Wellesley, MA, United States, (2)North Carolina State University Raleigh, Soil Sciences, Raleigh, NC, United States, (3)Oregon State University, College of Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, United States
BREATHE OREGON: Improving Urban Air Quality through Community Engagement and University Research (400257)
Linda Acha George1, Mary Peveto2,3, Vivek Shandas4, Mark Riskedahl5, Brianne Suldovsky6 and Jihane Nami3, (1)Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States, (2)Neighbors for Clean Air, Portland, United States, (3)Portland State University, Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Portland, United States, (4)Portland State University, Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland, United States, (5)Lewis and Clark Law School, Northwest Environmental Defense Center, Portland, United States, (6)Portland State University, Portland, United States
A Community-engaged Approach to Understanding Environmental Health Priorities and Measuring Air Pollution in Urban and Rural Alabama (378331)
Molly B Richardson1, Michael J Milazzo2, Connor Wu3, Anna Scott4, Mary B Evans5, Linsey C Marr6, Ben M Zaitchik4 and Julia Gohlke7, (1)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (2)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, United States, (3)Troy University, Social Sciences- Geography, Troy, AL, United States, (4)Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States, (5)University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States, (6)Virginia Tech, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (7)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Population Health Sciences, Blacksburg, United States
Use of Community-Engaged Research to Address Environmental Injustice and Health Issues (Invited) (425816)
Sacoby Wilson, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States
Michigan Clean Diesel Collaborative: Improving air quality through community driven initiatives in Southwest Detroit (446875)
Brendan Francis O'Leary1, Carol J Miller1, Maggie Striz Calinin2 and Simone Sagovac3, (1)Wayne State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Detroit, MI, United States, (2)Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision, Detroit, MI, United States, (3)Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition, Detroit, MI, United States
Biking and Breathing Study: personal air pollution exposure in New York City bicycle commuters (450870)
Qiang Yang1, Cara Smith2, Aimee Layton3, James M Ross4, Jonathan Thornburg5, Richard Sloan3, Patrick L Kinney6, Darby Jack2 and Steve N. Chillrud7, (1)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, NY, United States, (2)Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, United States, (3)Columbia University Medical Center, New York, United States, (4)Columbia University of New York, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, United States, (5)RTI International, Research Triangle Park, United States, (6)Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, United States, (7)Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, United States
Volunteer Sampling of Privately-Owned Groundwater Wells to Assess and Display Groundwater Quality in Six Colorado Western Slope Counties (467047)
Holly A. Miller, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, Ken Nordstrom, Delta County Health Department, Delta, CO, United States and Joe N. Ryan, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, United States

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