Environment and human health
Publications
2025
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Manufactured Chemicals and Children’s Health — The Need for New Law
Landrigan P, Raps H, The Consortium for Children’s Environmental Health
N Engl J Med 2025;392:299-305 -
Methylmercury contamination in Mediterranean seafood: Exposure assessment and cost of illness implications
Kennedy J, Calikanzaros E, Landrigan P, Badot P-M, Cinar M, Safa A, Schomaker R M, Lloret J, Raps H, Racault M-F, Hilmi N, Dechraoui Bottein M Y
Sci Total Environ 958 (2025) 177953 -
Regulating chemicals globally is key to a successful plastics treaty
Brander S, Bonisoli-Alquati A, Cousin X, Farrelly T, Fieber R, Muncke J, Raps H, Wagner M
Cambridge Prisms: Plastics 3, e29, 1–5 -
Safeguarding Human Health Against Plastics and Petrochemicals: A Scientific and Moral Imperative
Dunlop S, Mulders Y, Goodes L, Raps H, Landrigan P
J Moral Theol CTEWC Book Series 7 {2025}, 22--50
2024
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Assessing the Human Health Benefits of Climate Mitigation, Pollution Prevention, and Biodiversity Preservation
Landrigan P, Britt M, Fisher S, Holmes A, Kumar M, Mu J, Rizzo I, Sather A, Yousuf A, Kumar P
Annals of Global Health 2024 Jan 5;90(1):1 -
Children's health and the ocean: a vital connection
Whitman E M, Fleming L E, Landrigan P
BMJ Paediatr Open 8(1):e003028 -
Enhancing Human Health and Wellbeing through Sustainably and Equitably Unlocking a Healthy Ocean’s Potential
Fleming L E, Landrigan P, Ashford O S, Whitman E M, Swift A, Gerwick W H, Heymans J J, Hicks C C, Morrissey K, White M P, Alcantara-Creencia L, Alexander K A, Astell-Burt T, Berlinck R G S, Cohen P J, Hixson R, Mahmudul Islam M, Iwasaki A, Praptiwi R A, Raps H, Remy J Y, Sowman G, Ternon E, Thiele T, Thilsted S H, Uku J, Ockenden S, Kumar P
Annals of Global Health 2024; 90(1): 41, 1–28 -
Environmental exposure and child health in China
Ding G, Gao Y, Kan H, Zeng Q, Yan C, Li F, Jiang F, Landrigan P, Tian Y, Zhang J
Environ Int 187:108722 -
Environmentally Not So Friendly: Global Warming, Air Pollution, and Wildfires: JACC Focus Seminar, Part 1
Miller M R, Landrigan P, Arora M, Newby D E, Münzel T, Kovacic J C
J Am Coll Cardiol 83(23):2291-2307 -
Fossil Fuels, Climate Change, and Cardiovascular Disease: A Call to Action
Solomon C G, Landrigan P
Circulation 149(18):1400-1401 -
How can a healthy ocean improve human health and enhance wellbeing on a rapidly changing planet?
Fleming L E, Landrigan P, Gerwick W, Heymans J J, Hicks C C, Morrissey K, White M P, Alcantara-Creencia L, Alexander K A, Ashford O S, Astell-Burt T, Berlinck R G S, Cohen P J, Hixson R, Mahmudul Islam M, Iwasaki A, Praptiwi R A, Raps H, Remy J Y, Sowman G, Swift A, Ternon E, Thiele T, Thilsted S H, Whitman E M
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Laudato Si' and the emerging contribution of Catholic research universities to planetary health
Landrigan P, Rémond J, Gomarasca P, Chiles T C, Whitman E M, Ferrer L
Lancet Planet Health 8(3):e140-e141 -
Letter to the Editor From Landrigan et al: “Chemicals Used in Plastic Materials: An Estimate of the Attributable Disease Burden and Costs in the United States”
Landrigan P, Cropper M, Dunlop S, Park Y, Symeonides C
jendso 8(6):bvae082 -
Micro-nanoplastics and cardiovascular diseases: evidence and perspectives
Prattichizzo F, Ceriello A, Pellegrini V, La Grotta R, Graciotti L, Olivieri F, Paolisso P, D'Agostino B, Iovino P, Balestrieri M L, Rajagopalan S, Landrigan P, Marfella R, Paolisso G
Eur Heart J 45(38):4099-4110 -
Planetary health learning objectives: foundational knowledge for global health education in an era of climate change
Jacobsen K H, Waggett C E, Berenbaum P, Bayles B R, Carlson G L, English R, Faerron Guzman C A, Gartin M L, Grant L, Henshaw T L, Iannotti L L, Landrigan P, Lansbury N, Li H, Lichtveld M Y, McWhorter K L, Rettig J E, Sorensen C J, Wetzel E J, Whitehead D M, Winch P J, Martin K
Lancet Planet Health Volume 8, Issue 9, e706 - e713 -
Plastics, Fossil Carbon, and the Heart
Landrigan P
N Engl J Med 2024;390:948-950 -
Quantifying the association between PM2.5 air pollution and IQ loss in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Alter N C, Whitman E M, Bellinger D C, Landrigan P
EHJournal 23(1):101 -
Removing lead from the global economy.
Luby S P, Forsyth J E, Fatmi Z, Rahman M, Sultana J, Plambeck E L, Miller N G, Bendavid E, Winch P J, Hu H, Lanphear B, Landrigan P
Lancet Planet Health 8(11):e966-e972 -
The Burden of Cardiovascular Disease from Air Pollution in Rwanda
Taghian G, Fisher S, Chiles T C, Binagwaho A, Landrigan P
Annals of Global Health 2024 Jan 8;90(1):2 -
Use of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)-Containing Food Products in Children
Abrams S A, Albin J L, Landrigan P, Committee on Nutrition, Council on Environmental Health and Climate Change
peds 153 (1): e2023064774 -
Water, Soil, Noise, and Light Pollution: JACC Focus Seminar, Part 2
Miller M R, Landrigan P, Arora M, Newby D E, Münzel T, Kovacic J C
J Am Coll Cardiol 83(23):2308-2323
2023
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Correction: The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health
Landrigan P, Raps H, Cropper M, Bald C, Brunner M, Canonizado E M, Charles D, Chiles T C, Donohue M J, Enck J, Fenichel P, Fleming L E, Ferrier-Pagès C, Fordham R, Gozt A, Griffin C, Hahn M E, Haryanto B, Hixson R, Ianelli H, James B D, Kumar P, Laborde A, Law K L, Martin K, Mu J, Mulders Y, Mustapha A, Niu J, Pahl S, Park Y, Pedrotti M L, Pitt J A, Ruchirawat M, Seewoo B J, Spring M, Stegeman J J, Suk W, Symeonides C, Takada H, Thompson R C, Vicini A, Wang Z, Whitman E, Wirth D, Wolff M, Yousuf A K, Dunlop S
Annals of Global Health Vol. 89, n°1, 71 -
Horizon scan of oceans and human health
Fleming L E, Depledge M H, Maycock B, Alcantara-Creencia L, Gerwick W H, Goh H C, Gribble M O, Keast J, Raps H, Solo-Gabriele H
OceanHumHeal 729-742 -
Pandemics and the tourism industry: who is in control?
d'Almeida S, Althaus T, Kerouedan D
Lancet Vol. 402, 367-368 -
PM2.5 pollution in Texas: a geospatial analysis of health impact functions
Bryan L, Landrigan P
Front Public Health 11: 1286755 -
Soil and water pollution and human health: what should cardiologists worry about?
Münzel T, Hahad O, Daiber A, Landrigan P
CVR Vol. 119, Issue 2, pp 440–449 -
The global plastics treaty: why is it needed?
Landrigan P, Symeonides C, Raps H, Dunlop S
Lancet Oct 17, 2023 -
The Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Vaccination and Infection on Neutralizing Antibodies: A Nation-wide Cross-sectional Analysis
Althaus T, Landier J, Zhu F, Raps H, Dejoux O, Costantini A, Lavagna C, Rampal P, Mattiuzzo G, Xu S, Wang L-F, Voiglio E J
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The Inflation Reduction Act – implications for climate change, air pollution, and health
Rajagopalan S, Landrigan P
Lancet Reg Health AM 2023 Jul; 23: 100522 -
The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health
Landrigan P, Raps H, Cropper M, Bald C, Brunner M, Canonizado E M, Charles D, Chiles T C, Donohue M J, Enck J, Fenichel P, Fleming L E, Ferrier-Pagès C, Fordham R, Gozt A, Griffin C, Hahn M E, Haryanto B, Hixson R, Ianelli H, James B D, Kumar P, Laborde A, Lavender Law K, Martin K, Mu J, Mulders Y, Mustapha A, Niu J, Pahl S, Park Y, Pedrotti M-L, Pitt J A, Ruchirawat M, Seewoo B J, Spring M, Stegeman J J, Suk W, Symeonides C, Takada H, Thompson R C, Vicini A, Wang Z, Whitman E, Wirth D, Wolff M, Yousuf A K, Dunlop S
Annals of Global Health Vol. 89; 7-226
2022
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A replicable strategy for mapping air pollution’s community-level health impacts and catalyzing prevention
Landrigan P J, Fisher S, Kenny M E, Gedeon B, Bryan L, Mu J, Bellinger D
EHJournal (2022) 21:70 -
Announcing the Minderoo – Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health
Landrigan P J, Raps H, Symeonides C, Chiles T, Cropper M, Enck J, Hahn M E, Hixson R, Kumar P, Mustapha A, Park Y, Spring M, Stegeman J, Thompson R, Wang Z, Wolff M, Yousuf A, Dunlop S
Annals of Global Health 2022; 88(1): 73,1-9 -
Cross-Chapter Box ILLNESS, Infectious Diseases, Biodiversity and Climate: Serious Risks Posed by Vector- and Water-Borne Diseases - Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Racault M-F, Strutz S E, Parmesan C, Adrian R, Cissé G, Cooley S, Dhimal M, Escobar L E, Gemeda A, Hilmi N, Lluch-Cota S E, Mordecai E, Pecl G, Townsend Peterson A, Rocklöv J, Romanello M, Schoeman D, Semenza J C, Tirado M C, Talukdar G H, Trisurat Y
ipcc2022 Cross-Chapter Boxes and Cross-Working Group Boxes, pp. 30-34 -
First Detection of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5/22B in Monaco
Colson P, Lavagna C, Delerce J, Groshenry G, Yahi N, Fantini J, La Scola B, Althaus T
Microorganisms 10(10), 1952 -
Marine Litter, Plastic, and Microplastics on the Seafloor
Galgani F, Angiolillo M, Gérigny O, Maes T, Tambutté E, Harris P T
Plastics and the Ocean 151-197 -
No evidence of microplastic ingestion in emperor penguin chicks (Aptenodytes forsteri) from the Atka Bay colony (Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica)
Leistenschneider C, Le Bohec C, Eisen O, Houstin A, Neff S, Primpke S, Zitterbart D P, Burkhardt-Holm P, Gerdts G
Sci Total Environ Vol. 851, Part 2, 10 December 2022, 158314 -
Ocean-Related Effects of Climate Change on Society
Hilmi N, Crisostomo M B, Theux-Lowen N
Life Below Water. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 769-779 -
Ocean(S) and Human Health: Risks and Opportunities
Fleming L E, Praptiwi R A, Goh H C, Raps H
Life Below Water. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2022, 756-769 -
Pediatric cancer and the environment: a fifty-year perspective
Landrigan P J
ARO 2(2), 89-93, 2022 -
Plastics are a new threat to Palau's coral reefs
Béraud E, Bednarz V, Otto I, Golbuu Y, Ferrier-Pagès C
PLoS ONE 10.1371 -
Quantifying the climate benefits of a virtual versus an in-person format for an international conference
Lewy J R, Patnode C D, Landrigan P, Kolars J C, Williams B C
EHJournal (2022) 21:71 -
Relation of blood lead levels and lead in gasoline: an updated systematic review
Angrand R C, Collins G, Landrigan P, Thomas V M
EHJournal (2022) 21:138 -
Safeguarding children’s health in a changing global environment
Binagwaho A, Laborde A, Landrigan P J
Lancet 2022 Sep 21;S0140-6736(22)01797-4 -
Soil and water pollution and human health: what should cardiologists worry about?
Münzel T, Hahad O, Daiber A, Landrigan P J
CVR (2022) 00, 1-10
2021
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Body Protein Sparing in Hibernators: A Source for Biomedical Innovation
Bertile F, Habold C, Le Maho Y, Giroud S
Frontiers in Physiology 12: 634953 -
Ocean-related impacts of climate change on economy
Hilmi N, Theux-Lowen N, Pinochet M B C
Life Below Water, Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development goals . Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71064-8_158-1 -
Ocean(s) and Human health: risks and opportunities
Fleming L E, Praptiwi R A, Goh H C, Raps H
Life Below Water. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals W. Leal Filho et al. (eds)
2020
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Coastal urbanization influences human pathogens and microdebris contamination in seafood
Littman R A, Fiorenza E A, Wenger A S, Berry K L E, van de Water J A J M, Nguyen L, Aung S T, Parker D M, Rader D N, Harvell C D, Lamb J B
Sci Total Environ 736: 139081 -
Drivers of change
Cherif S, Doblas-Miranda E, Lionello P, Borrego C, Giorgi F, Iglesias A, Jebari S, Mahmoudi E, Moriondo M, Pringault O, Rilov G, Somot S, Tsikliras A, Vila M, Zittis G, ..., Hilmi N, ..., Zenetos A
In: Climate and Environmental Change in the Mediterranean Basin – Current Situation and Risks for the Future First Mediterranean Assessment Report [Cramer W, Guiot J, Marini K (eds.)] Union for the Mediterranean, Plan Bleu, UNEP/MAP, Marseille, France, 128pp. -
From Monodisciplinary via Multidisciplinary to an Interdisciplinary Approach Investigating Air-Sea Interactions – a SOLAS Initiative
Marandino C, van Doorn E, Mc Donald N, Johnson M, Açma B, Brévière E, Campen H, Carou S, Cocco E, Endres S, Hilmi N, Hopkins F, Liss P, Maes F, Martensson M, Oeffner J, Oloyede M, Peters A, Quack B, Singh P, Thomas H
Coastal Management 48(4): 238-256 -
Human Health and Ocean Pollution
Landrigan P J, Stegeman J J, Fleming L E, Allemand D, Anderson D M, Backer L C, Brucker-Davis F, Chevalier N, Corra L, Czerucka D, Dechraoui Bottein M-Y, Demeneix B, Depledge M, Deheyn D D, Dorman C J, Fénichel P, Fisher S, Gaill F, Galgani F, Gaze W H, Giuliano L, Grandjean P, Hahn M E, Hamdoun A, Hess P, Judson B, Laborde A, McGlade J, Mu J, Mustapha A, Neira M, Noble R T, Pedrotti M L, Reddy C, Rocklöv J, Scharler U M, Shanmugam H, Taghian G, van de Water J A J M, Vezzulli L, Weihe P, Zeka A, Raps H, Rampal P
Annals of Global Health 86(1): 144, 1-64
2019
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Environmental risks and ocean acidification in MENA countries
Hilmi N, Safa A, Planas-Bielsa V, Cinar M
In Environmental challenges in the MENA Region, the long road from conflict to cooperation Pouran, H., & Hakimian, H. (Eds.). Gingko Library . Chap 3: 31-48 -
IPCC 2019: Changing ocean, marine ecosystems, and dependent communities
Bindoff N L, Cheung W W L, Kairo J G, Aristegui J, Guinder V A, Hallberg R, Hilmi N, Jiao N, ..., Whalen C
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate In: Pörtner H.-O., Roberts D., Masson-Delmotte V. & Zhai P. (Eds.), Chapitre 5: 198p. -
IPCC 2019: Framing and Context of the Report
Abram N, Gattuso J-P, Prakash A, Cheng L, Chidichimo M P, Crate S, Enomoto H, Garschagen M, Gruber N, Harper S, Holland E, Kudela R M, Rice J, Steffen K, von Schuckmann K, Bindoff N, Collins S, Colvin R, Farinotti D, Hilmi N, Hinkel J, Hock R, Magnan A, Meredith M, Pandey A, Shrestha M S, Sinisalo A, Sutherland C, Williamson P
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate In Pörtner H.-O., Roberts D., Masson-Delmotte V. & Zhai P. (Eds.) Chapter 1, 72p. -
IPCC 2019: Summary for Policymakers
Abram N, Adler C, Bindoff N L, Cheng L, Cheong S-M, Cheung W W L, Collins M, Derksen C, Ekaykin A, Frölicher T, Garschagen M, Gattuso J-P, Glavovic B, Gruber S, Guinder V, Hallberg R, Harper S, Hilmi N, Hinkel J, ....., Zhai P
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate In H.- O. Pörtner, D.C. Roberts, V. Masson-Delmotte, P. Zhai, M. Tignor, E. Poloczanska, K. Mintenbeck, M. Nicolai, A. Okem, J. Petzold, B. Rama, N. Weyer (eds.): 45p. -
IPCC 2019: Technical Summary
Abd-Elgawad A, Abram N, Adler C, Alegria A, Aristegui J, Bindoff N L, Bouwer L, Caceres B, Cai R, Cassotta S, Cheng L, Cheong S-M, Cheung W W L, Chidichimo M P, Cifuentes-Jara M, Collins M, Crate S, Deconto R, Derksen C, Ekaykin A, Enomoto H, Frölicher T, Garschagen M, Gattuso J-P, Ghosh T, Glavovic B, Gruber N, Gruber S, Guinder V A, Hallberg R, Harper S, Hay J, Hilmi N, Hinkel J, ..., Zhai P
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate In: Pörtner H.-O., Roberts D., Masson-Delmotte V., Zhai P., Poloczanska E., Mintenbeck K., Tignor M., ... Freund A. (Eds.): 38p.