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Research


Doctor Anne Steinemann
Professor of Civil Engineering, and Chair of Sustainable Cities, at The University of Melbourne, Australia. Conducting scientific investigations of the causes and consequences of exposure to pollutants. http://www.drsteinemann.com/

Since October 2016, Doctor Anne Steinemann has completed two studies related to health and societal effects caused by exposure to fragranced consumer products. The reports indicate that over one-third of Americans and Australians experience health problems—from asthma attacks to migraine headaches—when exposed to common fragranced consumer products such as air fresheners, cleaning supplies, laundry products, scented candles, cologne, and personal care products. 

Moreover, the findings also show that fragranced products may affect business profits, with more than 20 percent of respondents stating that they leave fragranced business establishments as quickly as possible. And, given a choice, more than twice as many customers would select fragrance-free hotels and airplanes. To read Dr. Steinemann’s reports, please visit her Publications webpage at http://www.drsteinemann.com/publications.html 

Environmental Health Perspectives Studies
  • Direct Effects of Low-to-Moderate CO2 Concentrations on Human Decision-Making Performance. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/120/12/ehp.1104789.pdf
  • Associations of Cognitive Function Scores with Carbon Dioxide, Ventilation, and Volatile Organic Compound Exposures in Office Workers: A Controlled Exposure Study of Green and Conventional Office Environments intolerance contributes to the illnesses of one in five patients but the condition seldom figures in their diagnosis, according to new clinical research. https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/advpub/2015/10/ehp.1510037.acco.pdf

Science Daily: Doctors Overlook Chemical Illnesses
Chemical intolerance contributes to the illnesses of one in five patients but the condition seldom figures in their diagnosis, according to new clinical research.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120710120331.htm


James Madison University, Doctor Pamela Gibson
Research team studies the life impacts of living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, also referred to as Environmental Illness, Chemical Injury, and Chemical Hypersensitivity.
http://www.mcsresearch.net/

Environmental Working Group
Founded by Ken Cook and Richard Wiles, the EWG is a non-profit organization that conducts research and provides useful, web-based consumer-product tools while campaigning for national policy changes.
www.ewg.org

Fragrance Products Information Network
Owned by Betty Bridges, RN, this grassroots effort offers education on the chemicals in fragrances and their potential health effects. This is a no frill site with an emphasis on information.
www.fpinva.org


Hoffman Program on Chemicals and Health 
The Hoffman Program was founded in 2014 with a generous bequest from Ms. Marilyn B. Hoffman. It is dedicated to the study of chemical and particle exposures and their subsequent human health effects. 
http://wordpress.sph.harvard.edu/hoffman-program
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