David Ozonoff
Professor, Environmental Health School of Public Health at Boston University
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Boston University
In 1977 David Ozonoff moved to Boston University as the first chair of the Department of Environmental Health in the new School of Public Health, a position he held until 2003. His research centers on community health effects of toxic exposures, especially from hazardous waste sites; mathematical foundations of epidemiology; and the use of scientific evidence in court. Dr. Ozonoff has been principal or co-investigator of several major studies of waste sites and is Director of the Superfund Basic Research Program—a multidisciplinary effort, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, to understand basic scientific problems connected with the federal Superfund Program. He has worked with The Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science at Rutgers University on a Special Focus effort to bring together mathematicians and epidemiologists. Dr. Ozonoff is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the online journal, Environmental Health (www.ehjournal.net) and serves on the editorial boards of several journals. He is an elected Fellow of the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars and a Fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini. In 2002 he received the Scientist for the Public Good award from the Massachusetts Clean Water Action Alliance.
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How We Obtained the Government’s Data on Agent Orange and Birth Defects
December 19, 2016
ProPublica David Ozonoff, School of Public Health FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES, many of the veterans exposed to Agent Orange have shared information about their health problems with the government… Expert quote: “It’s like a sign that says ‘Dig Here’ and they’re not digging.” View full article
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Chemical Company Exposed Workers To Hazardous Solvents
December 18, 2015
KUNM (New Mexico) David Ozonoff, School of Public Health Over a period of decades, cancer-causing solvents quietly seeped from a warehouse owned by Laun-Dry Supply Co. into the groundwater underneath dozens of homes and businesses near downtown Albuquerque. Today the plume of contamination stretches a mile and a half across the city, putting hundreds of […]
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Many e-cigarette flavorings have dangerous chemicals, study finds
December 8, 2015
STAT News David Ozonoff, School of Public Health The website sales pitches for a popular e-cigarette feature huge puffs of cotton candy, and words that conjure images of carnivals and state fairs… Expert quote: “I think the discovery that there is diacetyl and a structurally similar compound in [e-cigarettes] is a giant red flag. If […]
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Erasing Mossville – How Pollution Killed a Louisiana Town
November 4, 2015
The Intercept David Ozonoff, School of Public Health Allen LeBlanc led a vigorous life as a young man growing up in Mossville, Louisiana… Expert quote: “If you say there’s not a relationship between illnesses and pollution, your only opponents are the activists in that given town — and they won’t have many resources. They can […]
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Science in court: Courage of conviction
October 14, 2015
Nature David Ozonoff, School of Public Health Expert witnesses have a crucial role in bringing science into the legal system — but the job is not without pressure… Expert quote: “It can be unpleasant reading reports from colleagues that are worded to make you sound incompetent.” View full article
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CDC’s wild disease hysteria overestimates disease transmission by up to 6,400%
September 8, 2015
Natural News David Ozonoff, School of Public Health In August 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) loudly publicized the prediction of one of its most famous disease modelers, Martin Meltzer, that there could be 500,000 to 1.4 million new Ebola cases in western Africa over the next few months if the […]
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CDC’s brash top modeler makes disease estimates and courts controversy
August 1, 2015
Associated Press David Ozonoff, School of Public Health Last fall, when Martin Meltzer calculated that 1.4 million people might contract Ebola in West Africa, the world paid attention… Expert quote: “The way risk assessment is done in this country is the policy makers shoot the arrow and the risk assessors paint a target around it. […]
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Baltimore Residents Protest Water Shutoffs Planned For 23,000 Homes
April 17, 2015
BuzzFeed News David Ozonoff, School of Public Health Dozens gathered here Thursday evening in front of City Hall to protest the cash-strapped city’s decision to send shutoff notices to roughly 23,000 homes to cover some $40 million in overdue water bills… Expert quote: “This is a strategy which is very anti–public health in general. It makes […]
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Health study of former South Weymouth Naval Air Station stirs controversy
October 1, 2013
Patriot Ledger David Ozonoff, School of Public Health The Massachusetts Department of Public Health plans to unveil Thursday the results of its investigation into cases of multiple sclerosis and possible links to contamination at the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station, but some local officials are asking why they received little or no information about […]
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Hanover residents still waiting for state to act on contamination cleanup
July 15, 2013
Patriot Ledger David Ozonoff, School of Public Health Eight months after state environmental officials assured concerned residents that they were working on a plan to clean up a high-priority contamination site, there is still no plan or timeline for the cleanup… Expert quote: “If the EPA is in charge, they’re much harder to influence than […]
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