Word: sph
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...project, called the "24-Cities study," is being conducted at the Harvard School of Public Health (SPH), and focuses on the effects of high concentration of acid aerosols--the byproducts of burning fossil fuels--on children...
...have been involved in studies of air pollution from power plants," said Douglas W. Dockery, associate professor of environmental science and physiology at the SPH, who is a co-investigator in the study...
...project originated in 1961 when Benjamin G. Ferris Jr., professor of environmental health and safety emiritus at SPH, began a study of the effects of air pollution in Berlin, New Hampshire. In 1974, Ferris's research evolved into the Six-Cities study, which in turn resulted in the creation of the 24-Cities study...
...results of this [24-Cities] study will lead to more questions which need to be answered," said Spiezer. In fact, the SPH is already involved in environmental studies in Mexico City, Beijing and Germany, said Dockery...
...impact of the destruction of electricity and water purification on civilians, especially children, is enormous," said Megan Passey, a masters candidate at SPH...