University of Michigan Exposure Research

Developing, evaluating and refining novel exposure techniques.

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • Contact
  • People
  • Photos
  • Video
  • News
  • Links
  • Publications

Changing the Global E-Waste Cycle

February 28, 2018by exposurelab

Registration is now open for our April 24 event, “Changing the Global E-Waste Cycle.” Visit our registration page for more information on how to sign-up and submit a poster for […]

Read Article →

An Invisible Threat

January 17, 2018by exposurelab

Read Dr. Neitzel’s discussion of the invisible impacts of noise on individuals and communities.

Read Article →

We Are Public Health: Stephanie Sayler

December 13, 2017by exposurelab

Our lab is getting pretty famous here at SPH. Check-out the most recent “We Are Public Health” video on Stephanie Sayler and her asbestos work in Detroit!  

Read Article →

We Are Public Health: Rick Neitzel

October 6, 2017by exposurelab

Rick has been in the news a lot lately! Check out his latest interview for the University of Michigan School of Public Health’s “We Are Public Health” campaign.

Read Article →

E-Waste in Thailand: Video

October 3, 2017by exposurelab

Dr. Neitzel was recently interviewed for a video on his electronic waste recycling research in Thailand – hope you enjoy!   Funding for this research is provided by the University […]

Read Article →

Dr. Neitzel’s team develops a tool for evaluating hearing conservation programs

March 30, 2017by exposurelab

“Noise-induced hearing loss continues to be one of the most common occupational disorders, even in workplaces where workers are protected by hearing loss prevention programs (HLPPs). Although standards and regulations […]

Read Article →

Dr. Neitzel and Emily Nash Talk E-Waste in Thailand (Webinar)

November 4, 2016by exposurelab

Dr. Rick Neitzel and MPH Candidate Emily Nash discuss their e-waste research in Thailand in this webinar aimed at prospective Environmental Health Sciences and Industrial Hygiene students.  

Read Article →

NEW OPEN-ACCESS ARTICLES ON GOLD MINING OPERATIONS IN GHANA

July 28, 2015by exposurelab

Dr. Neitzel published two more papers in 2015 on small-scale gold mining operations in Ghana. Please check out here and here.

Read Article →

Celebrating a successful semester for the exposure research lab

April 27, 2015by exposurelab

An overwhelming amount of good news is pouring out of our lab this semester: Taichi Murata, Chrystina James, Katarina Klimpel, Momo Tang, Allison Burk, and Katrina Burns are all graduating […]

Read Article →

Congratulations, Mozhgon!

March 13, 2015by exposurelab

Mozhgon Rajaee successfully defended her PhD dissertation yesterday. Her dissertation, titled “Mercury exposure, cardiovascular health, and pulmonary function in a small-scale gold mining community in Northeast Ghana,” helped fill gaps […]

Read Article →

Post navigation

1 2 3 Next →
  • Current Research
    • Exposure Assessment Methodologies
      • Assessing Total Exposure to Noise
      • Daily Exposure Monitoring of Occupational Noise
      • Noise Job Exposure Matrix
    • Exposure Sensing Technologies
      • Daily Exposure Monitoring of Occupational Noise
      • Smart Device Noise Dosimetry
    • Auditory and Non-Auditory Effects of Noise
      • Risk of Non-Auditory Health Effects Associated with Noise
    • Ototoxicity of Heavy Metals
    • Injury Risk
      • Injury Risks Associated with Noise and Hearing Loss
      • Assessment and Control of Vehicle-Bicycle Crash Risk
      • Evaluation of Noise, Stress, and Injury Risk among Firefighters
    • Health Interventions and Protective Equipment
      • Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Hearing Loss Prevention Programs
      • Evaluation of the Accuracy of Devices for Assessing Personal Noise Exposure
    • Global Hazard Integration
      • Assessing Occupational Exposures of Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana
      • Governance of Disruptive Technologies
      • Exposures in Electronic Waste Workers
        • Nutriontion, Occupational Exposures, and Hearing Loss of E-waste Recycling Workers in Ghana
        • Developing Comprehensive Solutions to E-Waste: Thailand
      • Noise and Silica Exposures in Thai Stone Workers
  • Past Research
    • Construction Worker Noise Exposure Assessment
  • Courses and Training
    • Courses
      • PUBHLTH 305: The Environment and Human Health
      • EHS 500: Principles of Environmental Health Sciences
      • EHS 655: Human Exposure Analysis
      • EHS 658: Physical Hazards
    • Training

Our research is global.

Look at where we've been, and help us get to where we're going!

Recent News

  • Changing the Global E-Waste Cycle
  • An Invisible Threat
  • We Are Public Health: Stephanie Sayler
  • We Are Public Health: Rick Neitzel
  • E-Waste in Thailand: Video

Noise Pollution: Ideas for Practice–Rick Neitzel

We're collecting workplace noise data in the US and Canada. Please consider sharing your data with us! Read more about our project here.

Read about the Safe-in-Sound Award, which honors companies for excellence in hearing loss prevention.

Learn more about the UM Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, which funds some of the exposure science research our lab conducts.

Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel