December 2022 • our1al o) E18,ro1me1tal Healt+ 3 ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE Microbial Source Tracking in the Sasco Brook, Lower Farm River, and Goodwives River Watersheds of Long Island Sound ..................................................................................... 8 Special Report: Biological Factors That Impact Variability of Lead Absorption and Blood Lead Level Estimation in Children: Implications for Child Blood Lead Level Testing Practices ................................................................................................................ 18 Special Report/International Perspectives: Brownfields in Romania and the United States: A Visual Tour ....................................................................................................... 28 ADVANCEMENT OF THE PRACTICE Direct From AAS: The Ethics of Professionalism in Environmental Health .................................. 40 Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services: Using E ective Communication Strategies to Help Teens Manage Stress After Natural Disasters ................................................... 44 Direct From U.S. EPA/ORD: Science and Science-Based Tools to Address Persistent Hazardous Exposures to Lead ...................................................................................................... 46 ADVANCEMENT OF THE PRACTITIONER Environmental Health Calendar ............................................................................................... 50 Resource Corner........................................................................................................................ 51 JEH Quiz #3............................................................................................................................... 52 YOUR ASSOCIATION President’s Message: The Happiest Profession on Earth ...........................................................................6 Special Listing ........................................................................................................................... 54 A Tribute to 2022 JEH Peer Reviewers....................................................................................... 56 In Memoriam............................................................................................................................. 58 NEHA News .............................................................................................................................. 60 NEHA 2023 AEC....................................................................................................................... 64 DirecTalk: Manasota Beach ........................................................................................................ 66 JOURNAL OF Environmental Health Dedicated to the advancement of the environmental health professional Volume 85 No 5 December A B O U T T H E C O V E R Shortcomings in traditional methods to understanding sources of bacterial contamination in water bodies limit the ability of public health ocials to adequately protect public health and mitigate pollution sources. This month’s cover article, “Microbial Source Tracking in the Sasco Brook, Lower Farm River, and Goodwives River Watersheds of Long Island Sound,” used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as a tool for microbial source tracking to attempt to identify host species contributing bacteria to three watersheds that flow into Long Island Sound. While the study had limitations and further research is needed, DNA analysis can be an eective public health tool toward bacterial source identification that can aid in determining if source bacteria are a potential threat to public health and to guide remediation eorts. See page 8. Cover images © iStockphoto: KenWiedemann, deliormanli, Lubo Ivanko A D V E R T I S E R S I N D E X American Public Health Association.................... 27 EMSL Analytical, Inc............................................ 67 HS GovTech (Formerly HealthSpace) .................. 68 Inspect2GO Environmental Health Software ......... 2 NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program ............................................ 5 Ozark River Manufacturing Co. ........................... 17 Private Well Class................................................... 5
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