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Hazardous Substances Spill Mitigation Analysis
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In 2019, the Natural Resource Defense Council and other organizations filed suit against the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleging violations of the Clean Water Act’s (CWA) statutes regarding discharge of hazardous substances. EPA and the…
Health Effects from Exposure to Aerosolized Cyanobacterial Toxins
Project
Toxic cyanobacteria blooms, or cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs), are becoming increasingly problematic as a result of reduced oxygen levels in bodies of water around the globe; Florida has been significantly impacted.
Lake Superior Manoomin and Ecosystem Characterization Study
Project
A variety of environmental factors threaten manoomin (wild rice) in the Lake Superior Basin. Given that, as part of the Lake Superior Wild Rice Initiative, Lake Superior Basin Anishinaabe communities, NOAA, and state agencies sought to document and…
Tracking Post COVID Conditions: Public Health Surveillance
Project
Track PCC uses public health surveillance to learn more about the effects and burden of Long COVID among diverse populations.
Evaluation of SkilledKC
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Widening skills gaps in high-demand occupations indicate the need to develop training programs that better fit industry needs and the circumstances of individuals who could fill those needs.
Supporting Litigation to Enforce the Clean Water Act
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Abt primarily has provided expert opinion regarding the relative permanence of waterways affected by industrial, agricultural, or petroleum-related spills into waterways throughout the U.S.
Updating AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS
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Over the past 15 years, hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals and students have been taught to use AHRQ’s TeamSTEPPS concepts and tools to enhance the quality and safety of patient care. Evidence has steadily accumulated to show the positive…
Improving Health Services and Outcomes in Remote Areas of Papua New Guinea
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National and provincial health plans in remote communities in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea have mandatory goals for reducing child mortality, improving maternal health and combating HIV and AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases.
Supporting Best Practices for Coalmine Methane Recovery
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Coal mine methane (CMM) is a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) released from coal during and after coal mining that contributes to climate change if emitted within the atmosphere. In addition, CMM can be an explosive hazard inside mines, and contributes to air…
Spotlight On: Housing as a Platform for Health and Well-Being
Spotlight On
Abt Global’s research teams combine expertise in housing and health to deliver leading-edge evaluations of initiatives that promote health and well-being among vulnerable populations.