How health is defined and assessed is a priority concern for Indigenous peoples due to considerable health risks faced from environmental impacts to homelands, and because what is “at risk” is often determined without ...

The history of mining in Oregon has left a legacy of contaminated and abandoned sites that threatens environmental and human health. The goal of this research is to better understand mercury (Hg) cycling within an Oregon ...

This dissertation examines the political, scientific, social, environmental, and health debates surrounding the use of polyvinyl chloride (commonly called vinyl), a plastic many public health advocates and activists contend ...