Michelle (Spruill) McCombs (BSEH 1996) is an Exposure Scientist/Chemist at RTI International in Research Triangle Park, NC. She uses the RTI MicroPEM™ sensor in human exposure studies to assess personal and ambient levels of…
Dr. Stephanie Richards posted a Terminix blog this week on the biology of and exposures to scorpions, particularly in residential settings. Scorpions can be found in attics of homes in some regions of the…
ECU Environmental Health and other students are involved this summer in conducting field and lab research project lead by Dr. Stephanie Richards as the principal investigator, and funded by Syngenta. The purpose of the…
A BG-Sentinel trap is designed to capture Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. The set-up consists of the BG trap (contains human lure scent) and carbon dioxide (CO2) tank to attract mosquitoes. Also beside the trap is…
MS Environmental Health student, Justin Bunn, is currently working as a JRCOSTEP (Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program) intern with the Indian Health Service (IHS) in Oklahoma this summer 2017. JRCOSTEP participants…
MS Environmental Health student, Heidi Knecht, currently works at the Anastasia Mosquito Control District of St. John's County (AMCDSJC) in St. Augustine, FL for her internship this summer 2017. Her responsibilities include working in…
The North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association (NCMVCA) hosted a summer mosquito workshop held at the Pitt County Agricultural Extension Center from July 11-12, 2017. The workshop aimed at training Environmental Health specialists,…
BS Environmental Health student, Alexis Parale, spends her summer in the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Summer Program in Environmental Health (SUPEH) in Atlanta, GA. SUPEH is a paid 9-week internship…
Toluene being injected into the exposure system using a programmable automated syringe pump, June 26, 2017