Core Focus
The core offers NIH CEED Center research members and non-members the services to perform research at the intersection of pollution and health.
Controlled Exposure Facility (CEF)
- A dedicated facility for both human and animal exposure studies in safe, precisely defined atmospheres.
- Equipped with temperature and humidity control systems, the CEF can simulate extreme weather events such as heat waves, high-humidity conditions, or other climate-relevant scenarios.
- These capabilities enable researchers to study how pollutants and climate stressors interact and affect health outcomes.
- Systems to generate and characterize particle and gas phase pollutants from different sources.
- Supports toxicology studies across a wide range of emerging and established environmental contaminants.
State-of-the-Art Monitoring:
- Real-time and time-integrated instruments to measure gases and particles with high precision.
- Ability to construct controlled atmospheres while limiting or evaluating potential confounders.
Study Design and Support:
- Expertise in examining how exposures interact with variables like physical activity, psychosocial stress, and pre-existing health conditions.
