Projects

Black and white photo of the inside of a vehicle, showing two people seated, as seen through the front and side windows. The outside view includes street signs, power lines, and buildings.

PHOTOGRAPHY

E-WASTE

An exhibition exploring Ghana’s e-waste sector through the lenses of public health, sociology and photography.

ON VIEW

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DEUTSCHES MUSEUM @MUNICH

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ON VIEW • DEUTSCHES MUSEUM @MUNICH •

Earth-moving construction site with excavators and a dump truck working on a large dirt and rock excavation.

RESEARCH

MINING - POLICY FOR WHOM? 

More to come

PUBLICATIONS


Elbel, J., Anantharaman, M., Bose-O’Reilly, S., & Bergeron, H. (2026). Politics of electronic-waste policy in Ghana: Governing informality and its health risks in a circular economy transition. Environmental Science and Policy. [Manuscript in print, accepted for publication].


Elbel, J., Bose-O’Reilly, S., & Hrzic, R. (2023). A European Union corporate due diligence act for whom? Considerations about the impact of a European Union due diligence act on artisanal and small-scale cobalt miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Resources Policy, 81, 103241.


Becker, J., Furu, P., Singo, J., Shoko, D., Elbel, J., Bose-O’Reilly, S., & Steckling-Muschack, N. (2021). Determinants of health and health needs assessment of artisanal and small-scale gold miners in Kadoma, Zimbabwe: A mixed-method approach. Environmental Research, 197, 111081.


Bose-O’Reilly, S., Landrigan, P. J., Elbel, J., Nordberg, G., Lucchini, R., Bartrem, C., Grandjean, P., Mergler, D., Moyo, D., Nemery, B., von Braun, M., & Nowak, D. (2022). Reducing disease and death from artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)—Collegium Ramazzini statement. Safety and Health at Work, 13, S27.


Bose-O’Reilly, S., Rakete, S., Landrigan, P. J., Elbel, J., Nordberg, M., Nordberg, G., Broberg, K., Fitriani, D. Y., Forsyth, J., Gaitens, J., Lu, J. L., Nowak, D., Sanchez-Triana, E., Turner, S., Yabe, J., McDiarmid, M., & Harari, F. (2026). Toxic metals in a green transition: Global health risks, sources, and policy responses—Insights from the Munich Toxic Metals Symposium 2025. Annals of Global Health, 92(1), Article 29.


Curvers, N., Silvestre, A., Elbel, J., Dupont, H., & Van Hal, G. (2021). Wist u dat de meeste mensen van uw leeftijd maar één keer per week alcohol drinken? De social norms toegepast op 55-plussers in de grensstreek van Nederland, Duitsland en België. Verslaving & Herstel, 1(1), 29–36.


Flahault, A., Elbel, J., & Buzyn, A. (2026). Éradiquer les maladies infectieuses : Une utopie multilatérale. Politique étrangère, 2026(1), 205–216.


Hieronimi, A., Elbel, J., Schneider, M., Wermuth, I., Schulte-Körne, G., Nowak, D., & Bose-O’Reilly, S. (2023). A qualitative study to explain the factors influencing mental health after a flooding. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1), 134.


Landrigan, P. J., Bose-O’Reilly, S., Elbel, J., Nordberg, G., Lucchini, R., Bartrem, C., Grandjean, P., Mergler, D., Moyo, D., Nemery, B., von Braun, M., & Nowak, D. (2022). Reducing disease and death from artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM): The urgent need for responsible mining in the context of growing global demand for minerals and metals for climate change mitigation. Environmental Health, 21, Article 78.


Moyo, D., Landrigan, P. J., Elbel, J., Nordberg, G., Lucchini, R., Bartrem, C., Grandjean, P., Mergler, D., Nemery, B., von Braun, M., & Nowak, D. (2022). Tuberculosis and silicosis burden in artisanal and small-scale gold miners in a large occupational health outreach programme in Zimbabwe. Safety and Health at Work, 13, S26.


Schurr, A., Elbel, J., Hieronimi, A., Auer, I., Coenen, M., & Bose-O’Reilly, S. (2023). Mental health in adolescents after experiencing a flood event in Bavaria, Germany: A qualitative interview study. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1210072.