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Environmental Science & Public Health Professor; Towards Sustainable Environmental Quality; Environment & Health; EIC Environmental Science & Technology Letters; #1stGen; he/him/his; environmentalscience.artsandsciences.baylor.edu/person/bryan-w-brooks-phd .. more

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Feb 4

Two principles of environment & health come to mind:
1. If you can measure it, you can manage it; and 2. You only find what you’re looking for. Are we effectively, efficiently & equitably delivering environmental health programs & the essential public health services? No www.cdc.gov/environmenta...

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · 12d

Here we go! The SETAC 9th World Congress begins

#SETACJohannesburg

#EnvironmentalQualityMatters

Reposted by Michael G. Bertram

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · 17d

Grateful for the opportunity to work with fantastic students, staff and faculty in a supportive community, and to partner with local, state and federal governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and international colleagues over the years at Baylor University

#WaterQualityMatters

Baylor Connections: Water Research

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · 27d

If you know, you know

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Sep 3

@bbmwong.bsky.social = globally fantastic!

Follow Prof Bob Wong to learn about how we alter animal behavior (and more!)…

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Sep 1

If you know, you know

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Aug 7

Enjoyed the Cross-Sector Wastewater Surveillance Workshop, which was hosted by the National Wastewater Surveillance System’s Houston and North Carolina Centers of Excellence and the Water Environment Federation, at Rice University. Congrats @lauren-stadler.bsky.social and team on a fantastic meeting

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Aug 3

Enjoyed field sampling and checking out new study locations with students this week in the Austin area!

Reposted by Bryan W. Brooks

SETAC @setac.bsky.social · Mar 7

Today, SETAC staff are joining the Stand Up for Science events in Boston and Raleigh to advocate for science and the environment.

📍 Find an event near you and join the movement: www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...
📢 For event info: standupforscience2025.org

Stand Up for Science Events - March 7th - Google My Maps

Stand Up for Science Events - March 7th

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Reposted by Bryan W. Brooks

American Chemical Society @acs.org · Mar 19

The Putting Chemistry to Work for Clean Water symposium at #ACSSpring2025 is continuing to spotlight the vital role of chemistry in advancing clean water access and quality.

Join us on Sunday, March 23: buff.ly/3hLgR2F

771 million people lack basic drinking water services #CleanWaterSummit

Reposted by Bryan W. Brooks, Michael G. Bertram

Paige Vega @paigeblank.bsky.social · Apr 11

In research published yesterday, scientists monitored what anti-anxiety drugs did to salmon as they migrated from a river out to the Baltic Sea. The results are fascinating.

@benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

Oops, we accidentally drugged the world’s fish

The bizarre link between your anti-anxiety drugs and salmon.

www.vox.com

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Jul 16

Grateful to give a keynote today at the National Environmental Health Association conference in Phoenix, & to engage so many environmental public health professionals, who are tirelessly working to prevent disease, & protect and promote the #health of local communities.

#EnvironmentalHealthMatters

Reposted by Karen A. Kidd

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Jun 17

Fantastic postdoctoral fellowship opportunity. Join us! jobs.tec.mx/tecnologico-...

Postdoctoral Position

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Jun 9

Grateful to lecture & learn about global clean water issues with many colleagues who @unileedsnews.bsky.social hosted. #CleanWater matters to everyone, in every local community, in every country, around the world. Many thanks to Profs Laura Carter & Gaby Lopez-Gonzalez!
#ProMundo #BaylorUniversity

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Jun 1

Grateful for the opportunity to speak and to meaningfully engage diverse colleagues from around the world at TISED - McGill University - #PFAS #ChemicalsAndWaste #Biosolids #FoodSafety. Thank you Prof Subhasis Ghoshal for the warm welcome and organization

#ProMundo Baylor University

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · May 23

What a fantastic @setac.bsky.social Europe meeting in Vienna! Really appreciated connecting again with so many collaborators, other colleagues, and friends from around the world. Excited for such meaningful science in the offing!

#ProMundo Baylor University

Reposted by Karen A. Kidd

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · May 11

Warmest congratulations to Professor @karenkidd.bsky.social, who today received the Founders Award at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Europe meeting in Vienna, Austria!!! Well deserved!

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · May 8

Grateful for the opportunity to provide an opening lecture
on emerging contaminants, including PFAS, and sustainable solutions during the Texas Water Research Network annual meeting @utaustin.bsky.social. Thank you to Jay Banner and the team for assembling an excellent program

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · May 7

Please give her my very warmest wishes!

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Apr 20

Enjoyed an excellent South Central Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry @setac.bsky.social meeting in Baton Rouge @lsu.bsky.social with four members of our research team, who are engaging interesting and relevant research: Dr Ba Reum Kwon, Noura Abdo, Kacie Kaneshiro and Kiana Porter

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Apr 12

Yes, indeed:
“If society values clean water, then we need to understand the consequences of chemicals that we put in the natural world,” said Bryan Brooks… The bottom line, he added, is that “if we put stuff in the environment, we need to understand what happens to it.” @michaelgbertram.bsky.social

Paige Vega @paigeblank.bsky.social · Apr 11

Oops, we accidentally drugged the world’s fish

The bizarre link between your anti-anxiety drugs and salmon.

www.vox.com

Reposted by Stephen R. Carpenter, Bryan W. Brooks, Karen A. Kidd

Michael Bertram @michaelgbertram.bsky.social · Apr 10

Over the moon to finally share our new study in @science.org led by the amazing @jack-brand.bsky.social!

Pharmaceutical pollution at environmentally realistic levels alters behaviour and migration in Atlantic salmon, directly affecting survival

👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Apr 8

Everyone relies on objective science & engineering to fuel innovation and support evidence-based decisions. We all need to also embrace some common sense, because ignoring environment and health threats just does not make sense. My April editorial @pubs.acs.org @acs.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Ignoring Environment and Health Threats Does Not Make Sense

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Mar 25

What a fantastic @acs.org special symposium! Warmest congratulations again to the winners of the Outstanding Achievements (David Sedlak, Frank Wania) and James J Morgan Early Career ES&T Awards (Razi Epsztein, Naresh Kumar, Philiswa Nosizo Nomngongo, Case van Genuchten, Zongsu Wei) @pubs.acs.org

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Mar 19

Join us!

American Chemical Society @acs.org · Mar 19

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Mar 19

Grateful for the opportunity to lecture and to engage students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty at San Diego State University! Thank you @acs.org @pubs.acs.org for facilitating. Thank you to ES&T Letters Editorial Advisory Board member Prof Eunha Hoh for hosting our visit.

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Mar 18

Also wonderful to connect with Prof Ichiro Nishimura, Chair of the @aaas.org Council Executive Committee!

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Mar 18

Grateful for the opportunity to lecture and to engage students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty at the University of California Santa Barbara! Thank you @acs.org @pubs.acs.org for facilitating. Thank you to Prof Dave Valentine for hosting our visit.

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Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Mar 16

Grateful for the opportunity to lecture and to engage students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty at the University of California Riverside! Thank you @acs.org @pubs.acs.org for facilitating. Thank you to ES&T and ES&T Letters Executive and Associate Editor Prof Daniel Schlenk for hosting our visit

Bryan Brooks @bryanwbrooks.bsky.social · Mar 16

Grateful for the opportunity to lecture and to engage students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty at the University of California Los Angeles! Thank you @acs.org @pubs.acs.org for facilitating. Thank you to ES&T Letters Editorial Advisory Board member Prof David Jassby for hosting our visit

Reposted by Bryan W. Brooks

Science Magazine @science.org · Mar 10

"To protect public health everywhere, air quality standards must be modernized, advanced instrumentation mobilized, and collaborative networks established to move air quality assessment into the 21st century," note @kprather.bsky.social and Kelley Barsanti in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/41BFV80

"Air pollution is the second leading cause of human death worldwide ...," attributed to Kimberly Prather and Kelley Barsanti, displayed on a red background.

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