ArticleAccountability in research
Research on environmental health interventions: ethical problems and solutions.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- An environmental vulnerability index framework supporting targeted public health interventions at the census tracts level.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- The paucity of ethical analysis in allergology.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2013Article
- Environmental Health Research Involving Human Subjects: Ethical Issues.Environmental health insights · 2008Article
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- The new EPA regulations for protecting human subjects: haste makes waste.The Hastings Center reportArticle
- Randomized controlled trials in environmental health research: ethical issues.Journal of environmental healthArticle
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Abstract
This article reviews a variety of ethical issues one must consider when conducting research on environmental health interventions on human subjects. The paper uses the Kennedy Krieger Institute lead abatement study as well as a hypothetical asthma study to discuss questions concerning benefits and risks, risk minimization, safety monitoring, the duty to warn, the duty to report, the use of control groups, informed consent, equitable subject selection, privacy, conflicts of interest, and community consultation. Research on environmental health interventions can make an important contribution to our understanding of human health and disease prevention, provided it is conducted in a manner that meets prevailing scientific, ethical, and legal standards for research on human subjects.
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