Informing chemical safety policies

At Silent Spring, we provide decision-makers and partner organizations with independent scientific expertise to help inform chemical policies and regulations that better protect public health.

Publications and Presentations

Rodgers, K.M., L.R. Swetschinski, R.E. Dodson, H.R. Alpert, J.M. Fleming, and R.A. Rudel. 2019. Health Toll from Open Flame and Cigarette-Started Fires on Flame-Retardant Furniture in Massachusetts, 2003–2016. American Journal of Public Health. 109, 1205-1211. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305157

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Dorman D.C., W. Chiu, B.F. Hales, R. Hauser, K.J. Johnson, E. Mantus, S. Martel, K.S. Robinson, A.A. Rooney, R. Rudel, S. Sathyanarayana, S.L. Schantz, K.M. Waters. 2018. Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) neurotoxicity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of animal evidence. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B Critical Reviews. 21(4): 269-289. doi: 10.1080/10937404.2018.1514829

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Dorman D.C., W. Chiu, B.F. Hales, R. Hauser, K.J. Johnson, E. Mantus, S. Martel, K.S. Robinson, A.A. Rooney, R. Rudel, S. Sathyanarayana, S.L. Schantz, K.M. Waters. 2018. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of human and animal evidence of prenatal diethylhexyl phthalate exposure and changes in male anogenital distanceJournal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part B Critical Reviews. 21(4): 207-226. doi: 10.1080/10937404.2018.1505354

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