David O. Carpenter

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David O. Carpenter (born January 27, 1937) is a professor of environmental health sciences at the University at Albany, SUNY, where he is the director of the Institute for Health and the Environment. [1] He is the co-editor-in-chief (along with Peter Sly) of the academic journal Reviews on Environmental Health ; [2] and co-editor-in-chief of the journal Environmental Pollution . [3]

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Education

Carpenter received his MD from Harvard University in 1964. [1]

Scientific work

Carpenter has authored more than 370 peer-reviewed publications and six books. [4] His research has included studies on adverse effects of hydraulic fracturing, [5] farmed salmon, [6] and electromagnetic fields, [7] and he has said that "up to 15 percent" of cases of childhood cancer might be caused by exposure to magnetic fields from power lines. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "David O. Carpenter, M.D." SUNY Albany Website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. "Reviews on Environmental Health". De Gruyter Website. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. "Environmental Pollution" . Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. David O. Carpenter
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