Exploring the interactions between climate change, chemical exposures and public health

Tom Gaulton; Mari Langreiter; Lydia Izon-Cooper; Haydn Cole; Sari Kovats; Hanna Andrea Rother; Kerry A. Broom; Sarah Dack; Ariana Zeka; Sibylle Ermler; Chris Collins; Iain Lake; Jo Wybrow; Hannah R. Littler; Raquel Duarte-Davidson

doi:10.1088/2752-5309/ae3597

Exploring the interactions between climate change, chemical exposures and public health

Tom Gaulton^*
, Mari Langreiter
, Lydia Izon-Cooper
, Haydn Cole
, Sari Kovats
, Hanna Andrea Rother
, Kerry A. Broom
, Sarah Dack
, Ariana Zeka
, Sibylle Ermler
, Chris Collins
, Iain Lake
, Jo Wybrow
, Hannah R. Littler
, Raquel Duarte-Davidson

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

UK Health Security Agency
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
University of Cape Town
NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Environmental Change and Health
Brunel University London
University of East Anglia
Environment Agency

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Abstract

Climate change impacts human exposure to chemicals through multiple pathways. This article discusses the interaction between chemicals, climate change and public health, presenting the outcomes of discussions on gaps and opportunities for progressing scientific knowledge to support positive action in this area. These discussions were held at a workshop hosted by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Environmental Change and Health (HPRU ECH) and organised in collaboration between the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The workshop focused on the UK, but future work would benefit from broadening the analysis to other countries.

Original language	English
Article number	013001
Journal	Environmental Research: Health
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ae3597
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2026

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 13 Climate Action

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Medicine (miscellaneous)

Keywords

chemicals
climate change
climate policy
environment and health
exposure risks
one health
public health

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Gaulton, T., Langreiter, M., Izon-Cooper, L., Cole, H., Kovats, S., Rother, H. A., Broom, K. A., Dack, S., Zeka, A., Ermler, S., Collins, C., Lake, I., Wybrow, J., Littler, H. R., & Duarte-Davidson, R. (2026). Exploring the interactions between climate change, chemical exposures and public health. Environmental Research: Health, 4(1), Article 013001. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ae3597

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