Dartmouth Superfund Program researcher Brian Jackson is co-author of a study that “…tests the hypothesis that higher levels of exposure to PAHs and PAH-DNA adducts in placenta of women living near Superfund sites contribute to the increased rate of PTBs” (pre term births). The paper, Association Between Elevated Placental Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and PAH-DNA Adducts from Superfund Sites in Harris County, and Increased Risk of Preterm Birth (PTB), is published in the journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.