The ECU Environmental Health Sciences Program was asked by the state medical entomologist (Division of Public Health, NC Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS]) to assist Columbus County with post-hurricane mosquito surveillance in…
MS Environmental Health student, Justin Bunn, setting up a CDC light trap in a suburban neighborhood
MS Environmental Health student, Justin Bunn was won the North Carolina Mosquito & Vector Control Association (NCMVCA) Student Competition Award ("NCMVCA Student Scholarship") for his work on the effectiveness of barrier sprays for mosquito…
BS Environmental Health students visiting the air handling system supplying the Special Collections Section of the ECU Laupus Library for the EHST 3600 Air Pollution field trip, October, 27, 2016
BS Environmental Health students visiting the air handling system supplying the Special Collections Section of the ECU Laupus Library for the EHST 3600 Air Pollution field trip, October, 27, 2016
Dr. Charles Humphrey, with MS Environmental Health student Christa Sanderford, gave an oral presentation titled "Evaluating the Relative Impacts of Onsite Wastewater Systems on Water Resources" at the 32nd Annual NC Onsite Water Protection…
Humphrey CP, Serozi B*, Jernigan J**, Iverson G, Pradhan S, O'Driscoll M, and Bean E (October 2016). Phosphate Treatment by Onsite Wastewater Systems in Nutrient Sensitive Watersheds of North Carolina's Piedmont. Water Science and Technology…
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Children play in flood waters from Tropical Storm Erin. FEMA has grants and other aid available to help flood victims recover under FEMAs Individual Assistance Program.
Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo
Dear Miss Liza, I saw a few kids in the neighborhood playing in the “flood waters”. It looked like fun… but is it safe? Cameron Cameron, Flood waters can contain potentially dangerous materials, such…
Dr. Richards posts a Terminix blog this week about genetically modified mosquitoes as an alternative or additional "tool in the toolbox" for integrated mosquito management. She explained how mosquitoes are modified before release, what…
Dr. Richards posts a Terminix blog this week about Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes (vectors of chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses), and various ways on how to monitor and control them, including the…
An article on North Carolina Health News described several public health issues arising from hazardous conditions caused by Hurricane Matthew, as identified by various public and environmental health experts in our region. Dr. Tim…
BS Environmental Health students and Mr. William Hill visited the Children’s World Learning Center at Greenville, NC on Friday, September 30, 2016. This visit is one of their course activities in EHST 4300: Institutional…