Special Research Grant 2011: The Effects of Environmental Pollution on the Health of Children in Israel

A Joint Project of the Environment and Health Fund and the Israel Pediatric Association

• Assessment of Young Children's Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals especiallyNeurotoxins, in Pre-Schools, Kindergartens and Homes in Northern Israel
  

• Principal Investigator:  Dr. Debby F. Mir, Migal – Galilee Technology Center
• Co-Investigators: Prof. Yoran Finkelstein, Shaare Zedek Medical Center | Dr. Igal Bar Ilan, Migal – Galilee Technology Center | Elyakim Doitsch,  Psychology Services, Hof Ashkelon Regional Council

• Characterization of Nano-Sized Particle-Induced Adverse Respiratory Effects in Response to Noxious Environmental Conditions by Biological Monitoring of Asthmatic Children.

• Principal Investigator: Dr. Shira Benor, Dana Children’s Hospital, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
• Co-Investigators: Prof. Shmuel Kivity & Prof. Elizabeth Fireman, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center