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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2024
Leveraging 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 ResearchThe 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 towelsInterdependence in rare earth element supply between China and the United States helps stabilize global supply chains
Chen W, Eckelman M, Sprecher B, Chen W, Wang P. Interdependence in rare earth element supply between China and the United States helps stabilize global supply chains. One Earth 2024, 7: 242-252. DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricEnvironmental and financial impacts of perioperative paracetamol use: a multicentre international life-cycle analysis
Davies J, McAlister S, Eckelman M, McGain F, Seglenieks R, Gutman E, Groome J, Palipane N, Latoff K, Nielsen D, Sherman J, the TRA2SH G. Environmental and financial impacts of perioperative paracetamol use: a multicentre international life-cycle analysis. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2024 PMID: 38296752, DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.11.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsOral formulationGreenhouse gasesAssessment of GHG emissionsOral tabletsLife cycle assessmentLife cycle carbon emissionsPrescribing practicesLife cycle assessment of GHG emissionsGreenhouse gas emissionsOral tablet formFormulations of paracetamolGHG emissionsIntravenous paracetamolMitigation opportunitiesUSA patientsOral doseParacetamol useSurgical patientsIntravenous administrationGas emissionsAnalgesic agentsAustralian patientsPerioperative periodUK patientsSurgical encounters
2023
Accelerating Environmental Research to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Mihelcic J, Barra R, Brooks B, Diamond M, Eckelman M, Gibson J, Guidotti S, Ikeda-Araki A, Kumar M, Maiga Y, McConville J, Miller S, Pizarro V, Rosario-Ortiz F, Wang S, Zimmerman J. Accelerating Environmental Research to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Environmental Science And Technology 2023, 57: 17167-17168. PMID: 37961758, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricAccelerating Environmental Research to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Mihelcic J, Barra R, Brooks B, Diamond M, Eckelman M, Gibson J, Guidotti S, Ikeda-Araki A, Kumar M, Maiga Y, McConville J, Miller S, Pizarro V, Rosario-Ortiz F, Wang S, Zimmerman J. Accelerating Environmental Research to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2023, 10: 961-962. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricThe 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms
Romanello M, Napoli C, Green C, Kennard H, Lampard P, Scamman D, Walawender M, Ali Z, Ameli N, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Beggs P, Belesova K, Berrang Ford L, Bowen K, Cai W, Callaghan M, Campbell-Lendrum D, Chambers J, Cross T, van Daalen K, Dalin C, Dasandi N, Dasgupta S, Davies M, Dominguez-Salas P, Dubrow R, Ebi K, Eckelman M, Ekins P, Freyberg C, Gasparyan O, Gordon-Strachan G, Graham H, Gunther S, Hamilton I, Hang Y, Hänninen R, Hartinger S, He K, Heidecke J, Hess J, Hsu S, Jamart L, Jankin S, Jay O, Kelman I, Kiesewetter G, Kinney P, Kniveton D, Kouznetsov R, Larosa F, Lee J, Lemke B, Liu Y, Liu Z, Lott M, Lotto Batista M, Lowe R, Odhiambo Sewe M, Martinez-Urtaza J, Maslin M, McAllister L, McMichael C, Mi Z, Milner J, Minor K, Minx J, Mohajeri N, Momen N, Moradi-Lakeh M, Morrissey K, Munzert S, Murray K, Neville T, Nilsson M, Obradovich N, O'Hare M, Oliveira C, Oreszczyn T, Otto M, Owfi F, Pearman O, Pega F, Pershing A, Rabbaniha M, Rickman J, Robinson E, Rocklöv J, Salas R, Semenza J, Sherman J, Shumake-Guillemot J, Silbert G, Sofiev M, Springmann M, Stowell J, Tabatabaei M, Taylor J, Thompson R, Tonne C, Treskova M, Trinanes J, Wagner F, Warnecke L, Whitcombe H, Winning M, Wyns A, Yglesias-González M, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Zhu Q, Gong P, Montgomery H, Costello A. The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms. The Lancet 2023, 402: 2346-2394. PMID: 37977174, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)01859-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIrreversible harm
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- May 27, 2022Source: Yale Planetary Solutions Project
From carbon capture to infectious disease: Planetary Solutions Project seed grants span disciplines to address global environmental challenges
- December 10, 2020Source: YaleNews
U.S. Health Care Emissions Continue to Rise
- December 08, 2020
YSPH Researchers Contribute to New Lancet Countdown Report