Dr. Todd Anderson News

April 19, 2024

Dr. Anderson was awarded "Excellence in Research Natural and Physical Science" at the College of Arts and Sciences, Texas Tech University

 

 

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December 12, 2023

TTU studying fireworks impact on drinking water
With a $2.5 million EPA grant

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech researchers are studying how fireworks could impact human health through our drinking water.

Andrew Jackson, the interim chair of civil, environmental and construction engineering, said Tech is leading the $2.5 million study. He said the goal is to learn if perchlorate, which is found in fireworks, is running off into bodies of water.

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November 5, 2021

Dr. Anderson Recognized in the Academic Journal PeerJ

Recently, the academic journal PeerJ recognized 68 editors of it’s journals for their contributions. Editors were ranked Gold, Silver, or Bronze contributors which represents the top 0.1%, 0.3%, or 1%, respectively, of contributions over the last 8 years. Todd Anderson, a Presidential Research Excellence Professor, was one of only 12 scholars in the Silver category. Anderson has been an Academic Editor since 2017.

 

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July 28, 2021

USGS highlighted ENTX Student Alumni, Ryan Cleary’s thesis research:

Small Mammal Bioaccumulation of Contaminants and Radioactivity near a Mixed Low-level Radioactive and Hazardous Chemical Waste Site—Science to Understand Wildlife Exposure to Environmental Contaminants

Pilot-study results document the presence, concentrations, and distribution of polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and tritium in small mammals, insects, plants, and soils adjacent to a mixed low-level radioactive and hazardous chemical waste site near Beatty, Nevada, and provide a better understanding of potential exposure pathways.

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