Researchers at Rutgers Health have received $4 million in funding from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study the impact of wildfire smoke on fertility and reproductive health.
The research program, a collaboration with Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, will be led by Philip Demokritou and Shuo Xiao from Rutgers, along with Audrey Gastkins from Emory University.
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The study aims to examine the effects of wildfire smoke on reproductive health, following previous research on the impact of wildfires on respiratory health and air quality.
Author's summary: Researchers study wildfire smoke's effect on fertility.