World Environmental Health Day (WEHD) is virtually being celebrated at East Carolina University for the 8th year on September 26, 2023 by the ECU Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Program, along with the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) and the rest of the world. The theme for this year is “Global Environmental Public Health: Standing Up to Protect Everyone’s Health Each and Every Day”.
Electronic displays in the ECU Carol Belk Building were dedicated today on promoting environmental health as an important field in protecting public health.
A poster showing selfie photos of recycling, litter clean up, insect repellent use and more from ECU students is posted on the ECU EH blog and social media, as a way of showing what environmental health means to them.
In addition, different types of Environmental Health (EH) posters are featured this week. Below are research posters of EH faculty and students, class posters of students as course projects, professional paper posters, and infographic posters from governmental agencies and professional organizations.
Research Posters
- “Assessment of Nitrogen and Fecal Bacteria Concentrations in 18 Septic Systems and Water Supply Wells in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina” by Charles Humphrey, Guy Iverson and S. Pradhan
- “Comparison of Heat Stress Exposure of Outdoor Workers between Concrete and Grass Surfaces” by KiHyira Jones, Bridget Angol and Jo Anne Balanay
- “Down-gradient Stream Nutrient Concentration Responses to Wastewater Management Approaches in the North Carolina Piedmont” by Jennifer Richardson, John Hoben, Charles Humphrey, Guy Iverson, Natasha Bell and Michael O’Driscoll
- “Evaluation of E. coli Concentrations in Groundwater Beneath Onsite Wastewater Systems in Eastern North Carolina” by Kolachi Oparanozie, Charles Humphrey, Mike O’Driscoll and Guy Iverson
- “Evaluation of the Nitrogen Treatment Efficiencies of 10 Septic Systems in Eastern North Carolina” by Madison Maness, Charles Humphrey, Mike O’Driscoll and Guy Iverson
- “Evaluation of Wind Tunnel for Exposure of Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens/quinquefasciatus Mosquitoes to Biomist®” by Kaya Peyton, Avian White, Sinan Sousan, Will Murray and Stephanie Richards
- “Nitrogen Treatment Efficiency of Five Onsite Wastewater Systems in the Falls Lake Watershed, North Carolina” by Jordan Jernigan, Charles Humphrey, Jr., Guy Iverson, Michael O’Driscoll and N.L. Bell
- “Solar Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation: A Cold Weather Hazard” by Nana-Obaayaa Owusu, Sinan Sousan, Stephanie Richards and Jo Anne Balanay
- “Spring Evaluation and Calibration of Low-Cost Aerosol Sensors” by Neha Joseph, Joanna Mathew, Colby Sawyer, Ciprian Popoviciu and Sinan Sousan
- “Student Assessment of PM2.5 Concentration at ECU Transit Bus Stops Using a Low-Cost Aerosol Monitor” by Will Murray, Jo Anne Balanay and Sinan Sousan
- “Surface Water Impacts of a Swine CAFO with a Capped Lagoon in Eastern North Carolina” by L. Richardson, S. Moysey, G. Iverson, M. O’Driscoll, C. Humphrey, J. Hoben, B. Vaughan, M. Nolan, A. Discepolo and J.D. Willis
- “Water Quality Assessment of Jacks Creek, an Urbanized Watershed in Coastal North Carolina” by Noah Roberson, Charles Humphrey and Guy Iverson
Class Posters for EHST 3700: Industrial Hygiene
- “Nitric Oxide” by Adriana Cowell
- “Ozone” by Jacey Cressler
- “Toluene” by Ahn Overbey
- “Trichloroethylene” by Aaron Zimmerman
Professional Paper Posters for EHST 6990
- “The Effectiveness of Field Sanitation Team Training on Preventative Medicine Measures in Austere Army Environments” by Jacqueline Russell
- “Toward Assessing Heat Stress Risk: Comparing Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Index versus Corrected Air Temperature” by Jobert Exsatel
Infographic/ Educational Posters
- “Get Ready to Grill Safely” by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- “Prevent Heat Illness at Work” by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- “Soak Up the Rain with Green Infrastructure” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- “What is IPM?” by Entomological Society of America
- “What Can an Entomologist Do for You?” by the Entomological Society of America
This WEHD event aims to promote and increase the awareness on the field of environmental health among ECU students, faculty and staff.
