Matthew Eckelman
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Matthew Eckelman is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair for research of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Northeastern University, with affiliate appointments in Public Policy and the Social Science and Environmental Health Research Institute. He is also an adjunct Associate Professor at the Yale School of Public Health. His research focuses on modeling emissions from industrial supply chains, including those of the health sector, and linking these emissions to human health damages and loss of ecosystem function. Dr. Eckelman worked previously for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and in non-profit product engineering design and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal. He received a PhD from Yale Engineering.
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Jodi Sherman, MD
Julie Zimmerman
Darpan Kayastha, MD
Menachem Elimelech
Xuejuan Ning
Saral Mehra, MD, MBA, FACS
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2025
Chromium removal from concentrated ammonium-nitrate solution: Electrocoagulation with iron in a plug-flow reactor
Costigan E, Wu S, Eckelman M, Fernandez L, Mueller A, Alshawabkeh A, Larese-Casanova P. Chromium removal from concentrated ammonium-nitrate solution: Electrocoagulation with iron in a plug-flow reactor. Separation And Purification Technology 2025, 354: 129353. DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlow ratePlug flow reactorCr removalSolution flow rateFlow-through reactorSynthetic wastewaterRemoval efficiencySteady state conditionsDesign guidelinesReactorMetallic infrastructureReaction rate coefficientsChromium removalCoexisting ionsState conditionsElectrocoagulationWastewaterAnode lengthAdvection-dispersion-reaction modelAdvection-dispersion-reactionFlowAmmonium nitrateSolutionAnodeCr concentration
2024
Building a sustainable future in health care: collaboration and framework for meaningful life cycle assessment
Ip V, Sherman J, Eckelman M. Building a sustainable future in health care: collaboration and framework for meaningful life cycle assessment. Journal Canadien D'anesthésie 2024, 1-6. PMID: 39384714, DOI: 10.1007/s12630-024-02853-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluating progress and accountability for achieving COP26 Health Programme international ambitions for sustainable, low-carbon, resilient health-care systems
Blom I, Rasheed F, Singh H, Eckelman M, Dhimal M, Hensher M, Guinto R, McGushin A, Ning X, Prabhakaran P, Romanello M, van Alphen D, Watts N, Yu J, Zavaleta-Cortijo C, MacNeill A, Sherman J. Evaluating progress and accountability for achieving COP26 Health Programme international ambitions for sustainable, low-carbon, resilient health-care systems. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e778-e789. PMID: 39393379, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00206-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHealth-care systemInternational ambitionsPolicy makingUN Framework ConventionFramework ConventionTangible outcomesHealth programmesHealth careProcess indicatorsPublic monitoringClimate strategiesGlobal initiativesEvaluate progressScientific monitoringIndicator relevanceCOP26System contextAccountsPartiesClimate changeActual progressPolicyAmbitionsLow-carbonCountriesGuiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics
Eckelman M, Weisz U, Pichler P, Sherman J, Weisz H. Guiding principles for the next generation of health-care sustainability metrics. The Lancet Planetary Health 2024, 8: e603-e609. PMID: 39122328, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(24)00159-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHealth careHealth system performance indicatorsEffectiveness of health careHealth-care provisionPositive systemic changeHealth-care sectorHealth systemSustainability metricsPublic healthClimate crisisHealthGreenhouse gas emissionsTracking progressCareSystem changesSustainability goalsEnergy useSystem performance indicatorsCore missionMeasurement frameworkGas emissionsEntry pointSectorEnvironmental challengesPrivatisationTrends, risks and opportunities in environmental nanotechnology
Huang X, Auffan M, Eckelman M, Elimelech M, Kim J, Rose J, Zuo K, Li Q, Alvarez P. Trends, risks and opportunities in environmental nanotechnology. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 2024, 5: 572-587. DOI: 10.1038/s43017-024-00567-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsEngineered nanomaterialsRelease of ENMsRisks of engineered nanomaterialsENM concentrationsImpact of engineered nanomaterialsPredicted no-effect concentrationWater treatmentHealth risksEnvironmental applicationsNo-effect concentrationPotential environmental applicationsPotential dischargeEnvironmental health risksLife cycle analysisSynthesized materialsReduced toxicityPollution remediationSewage effluentIncidental releaseEnvironmental nanotechnologyReduced riskEnvironmental impactRiskHealth impactsEnvironmental benefitsLeveraging engineered nanomaterials to support material circularity
Gilbertson L, Eckelman M, Theis T. Leveraging engineered nanomaterials to support material circularity. Environmental Science Nano 2024, 11: 2885-2893. DOI: 10.1039/d4en00110a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsThe 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action
van Daalen K, Tonne C, Semenza J, Rocklöv J, Markandya A, Dasandi N, Jankin S, Achebak H, Ballester J, Bechara H, Beck T, Callaghan M, Carvalho B, Chambers J, Pradas M, Courtenay O, Dasgupta S, Eckelman M, Farooq Z, Fransson P, Gallo E, Gasparyan O, Gonzalez-Reviriego N, Hamilton I, Hänninen R, Hatfield C, He K, Kazmierczak A, Kendrovski V, Kennard H, Kiesewetter G, Kouznetsov R, Kriit H, Llabrés-Brustenga A, Lloyd S, Batista M, Maia C, Martinez-Urtaza J, Mi Z, Milà C, Minx J, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Palamarchuk J, Pantera D, Quijal-Zamorano M, Rafaj P, Robinson E, Sánchez-Valdivia N, Scamman D, Schmoll O, Sewe M, Sherman J, Singh P, Sirotkina E, Sjödin H, Sofiev M, Solaraju-Murali B, Springmann M, Treskova M, Triñanes J, Vanuytrecht E, Wagner F, Walawender M, Warnecke L, Zhang R, Romanello M, Antò J, Nilsson M, Lowe R. The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action. The Lancet Public Health 2024, 9: e495-e522. PMID: 38749451, PMCID: PMC11209670, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00055-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsWhat is the environmental impact of a blood transfusion? A life cycle assessment of transfusion services across England
Hibbs S, Thomas S, Agarwal N, Andrews C, Eskander S, Abdalla A, Staves J, Eckelman M, Murphy M. What is the environmental impact of a blood transfusion? A life cycle assessment of transfusion services across England. Transfusion 2024, 64: 638-645. PMID: 38506497, DOI: 10.1111/trf.17786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsLife cycle assessmentGreenhouse gasesEstimation of carbon footprintCycle assessmentMethod of disposalEnvironmental impactTotal emissionsCarbon footprintDisposalService fleetMitigationEnergy efficiency of refrigerationEmissionEnergy efficiencyIncinerationEq/yearSource of electricityElectric vehiclesPower usageDisposable materialsGreenhouseTransportElectric power usageFleetManufacturing dataSustainability Tools in Cultural Heritage: Life Cycle Assessment Examining Crates for Heritage Objects
Nunberg S, Sanchez S, Eckelman M. Sustainability Tools in Cultural Heritage: Life Cycle Assessment Examining Crates for Heritage Objects. Journal Of The American Institute For Conservation 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-13. DOI: 10.1080/01971360.2023.2240996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife cycle assessmentSustainability toolsCultural heritageSource of greenhouse gas emissionsCultural heritage professionalsGreenhouse gas emissionsReduced impactSingle-tripCycle assessmentSustainable materialsHeritage professionalsHeritage objectsEnvironmental profileMaterial productionEnvironmental impactEnvironmental considerationsWooden cratesHeritageGas emissionsLife cycleRound tripDisassembled componentsTransportSustainabilityMaterial categoriesEnvironmental Impact of a Direct Laryngoscopy: Opportunities for Pollution Mitigation
Filley G, Kayastha D, Hayes W, Mehra S, Sherman J, Eckelman M. Environmental Impact of a Direct Laryngoscopy: Opportunities for Pollution Mitigation. The Laryngoscope 2024, 134: 3206-3214. PMID: 38379176, DOI: 10.1002/lary.31341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsGlobal warming potentialLife cycle assessmentEnvironmental impact categoriesImpact categoriesEnvironmental impactWater consumptionAlternative scenariosCycle assessmentPollution mitigationWarming potentialHuman healthDecontamination standardsNon-sterileYale-New Haven HospitalEnvironmental benefitsDecontaminationTertiary medical centerWaterSteam sterilizationCenters for Disease Control (CDCPollutionHigh-level disinfectionSurgical proceduresDirect laryngoscopySurgical towels
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