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Adam M. Finkel, Sc.D., CIH

@adamfinkel.bsky.social
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University professor; pioneer in risk and cost-benefit analysis; was OSHA rulemaking & enforcement director; singer & choral conductor. Views not necessarily those of any employer.

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Adam M. Finkel, Sc.D., CIH @adamfinkel.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A "rapid response" to an excellent critique of a flawed study puporting to equate the performance of surgical masks against N95 respirators. IMO the critics didn't go far enough to relegate the Loeb etal study to the dustbin of poor epidemiology.@mark-ungrin.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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Adam M. Finkel, Sc.D., CIH @adamfinkel.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The (superb) reporter didn't use what I thought was a quotable line: "EPA is on track to kill far more people than ICE has or will." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How Trump’s EPA rollbacks could harm our air and water – and worsen global heating
Experts say administration has launched ‘war on all fronts’ to undo environmental rules – here are the key areas at risk
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Adam M. Finkel, Sc.D., CIH @adamfinkel.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Our letter to the World Health Org. urging WHO to declare surgical masks obsolete and recommend N95/FFP2-3 respirators in healthcare, prompted coverage today in The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/global-devel... @gregggonsalves.bsky.social @fastlerner.bsky.social @joho.bsky.social
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Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
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Adam M. Finkel, Sc.D., CIH @adamfinkel.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Thanks, Andrew Sullivan, for reminding us all that "conservative soul" is a fu**ing oxymoron:
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Adam M. Finkel, Sc.D., CIH @adamfinkel.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Fans of responsive, transparent, PROTECTIVE state envt'l policy had a good day yesterday, when the New Hampshire House/Senate committee on rulemaking told our envt'l department that having the weakest landfill siting rules on Earth is unacceptable: newhampshirebulletin.com/2024/11/21/l...
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Lawmakers send DES back to work on update to New Hampshire landfill regulations • New Hampshire Bulletin
In a unanimous decision, a legislative panel issued a preliminary objection Thursday to the Department of Environmental Services’ proposed updates to its landfill regulations, planning to bring the ag...
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