Martha Powers
Biographic Data
| ID | 4228951 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Martha Powers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Martha |
| FAMILY NAME | Powers |
| SIGNATURE | POWERS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northeastern University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4806-2492 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reaching for PFAS solutions
State Messaging on Toxic Chemical Exposure
Government websites are an important tool for communicating information about environmental exposures and emerging public health concerns to the public. This includes how US state websites frame risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and how these risks are communicated to the public through e-government. We conducted a content analysis of US states’ websites about PFAS, analyzing narratives on federal regulation, health…
Covid-19 as Eco-Pandemic Injustice
The COVID-19 pandemic has coincided with a powerful upsurge in antiracist activism in the United States, linking many forms and consequences of racism to public and environmental health. This commentary develops the concept of eco-pandemic injustice to explain interrelationships between the pandemic and socioecological systems, demonstrating how COVID-19 both reveals and deepens structural inequalities that form along lines of environmental healt…
Field Survey of Health Perception and Complaints of Pennsylvania Residents in the Marcellus Shale Region
Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale region residents have reported medical symptoms they believe are related to nearby Unconventional Natural Gas Development (UNGD). Associations between medical symptoms and UNGD have been minimally explored. The objective of this descriptive study is to explore whether shale region Pennsylvania residents perceive UNGD as a health concern and whether they attribute health symptoms to UNGD exposures. A questionnaire was …
Covid-19 as Eco-Pandemic Injustice
The COVID-19 pandemic has coincided with a powerful upsurge in antiracist activism in the United States, linking many forms and consequences of racism to public and environmental health. This commentary develops the concept of eco-pandemic injustice to explain interrelationships between the pandemic and socioecological systems, demonstrating how COVID-19 both reveals and deepens structural inequalities that form along lines of environmental healt…
Field Survey of Health Perception and Complaints of Pennsylvania Residents in the Marcellus Shale Region
Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale region residents have reported medical symptoms they believe are related to nearby Unconventional Natural Gas Development (UNGD). Associations between medical symptoms and UNGD have been minimally explored. The objective of this descriptive study is to explore whether shale region Pennsylvania residents perceive UNGD as a health concern and whether they attribute health symptoms to UNGD exposures. A questionnaire was …
State Messaging on Toxic Chemical Exposure
Government websites are an important tool for communicating information about environmental exposures and emerging public health concerns to the public. This includes how US state websites frame risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and how these risks are communicated to the public through e-government. We conducted a content analysis of US states’ websites about PFAS, analyzing narratives on federal regulation, health…
Covid-19 as Eco-Pandemic Injustice
The COVID-19 pandemic has coincided with a powerful upsurge in antiracist activism in the United States, linking many forms and consequences of racism to public and environmental health. This commentary develops the concept of eco-pandemic injustice to explain interrelationships between the pandemic and socioecological systems, demonstrating how COVID-19 both reveals and deepens structural inequalities that form along lines of environmental healt…
Reaching for PFAS solutions
Environmental health (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (2 works) · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works) · Accountability (1 works)