Fifty-eight people were sickened and 12 died from a Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) outbreak in Quincy, Illinois in 2015. The initial outbreak investigation identified deficiencies at the Illinois Veteran’s Home (IVHQ), but these did not account for four community-acquired cases that occurred concurrently with no IVHQ exposure. We broaden the investigation to evaluate seven lines of evidence and assess

Perhaps you have heard the saying, “if you can measure it, you can manage it.” Though this management adage applies to a variety of situations, it presents a particularly important principle within an environment and health context. Environmental impacts and determinants of health are frequently silent, pervasive and often invisible, paricularly in underserved regions. Developing and implementing innovative

The work by Roth et al. concerned the profile of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in air-phase samples taken over an aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) solution.(1) We question the identification of perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and other perfluorocarboxylates (PFCAs) in the headspace of an AFFF solution. In this comment, PFOA denotes the anionic species of the compounds, whereas PFOA-H denotes

We appreciate the interest from Titaley et al.(1) in our recent publication. To facilitate critical evaluation of our work, we provided more than 50 pages of Supporting Information including mass spectra of 32 compounds alongside the original article.(2) We are happy to see that the efforts to provide such detail has allowed for a critical review of our interpretation. Titaley et al. questioned the

The following joint Editorial was originally published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c10979). We confront the terrible reality that systemic racism and discrimination impacts the daily personal and professional lives of many members of the scientific community and broader society. In the U.S., the brutal killing of George Floyd while in police custody is one of the most

The world is in an unprecedented place, and we do not know what the future holds in 2020. We are certain, however, that there will be compelling and timely environmental research that is important to disseminate in a rapid manner. Some of this work will be relevant to COVID-19, but there are other critically important topics that will need attention, as well. Your newest, best work is always welcome