University of Iowa’s Superfund Research Center trainee, Moala Bannavti, describes her research on room-to-room variation and remediation of PCBs in low-income public schools. Bannavti was awarded first place in University of Iowa’s Three Minute Thesis competition.
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SRP 2022 Annual Meeting
The in-person SRP Annual Meeting will be December 14-16, 2022 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The meeting is being co-hosted by the North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SRP centers. For more information, see the Annual Meeting webpage. -
Data Integration to Address Complex Challenges
SRP synthesized the experiences of 19 collaborative projects focused on data management and integration to advance the interoperability and reuse of diverse SRP data streams. Read more in our Perspective, recently published in Environmental Science & Technology, to learn about the common challenges and opportunities to address complex environmental health problems through integrating data. -
SRP Progress in Research Webinar Series: Utilizing Innovative Materials Science Approaches to Enhance Bioremediation
SRP hosted a series of Progress in Research webinars to showcase new breakthroughs to advance sustainable solutions for hazardous substances in the environment. More information, including recorded archives, is available on the SRP Progress in Research webpage. -
Research Brief 332: Improving How Microbes Break Down PFAS
NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) grantees demonstrated a method to break down per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into smaller, non-toxic molecules. Led by Yujie Men, Ph.D., of the University of California, Riverside, the team also showed that some types of PFAS can be more easily degraded than others. -
Superfund Research Program Science Digest
Check out the March 2022 issue of the SRP Science Digest, which showcases SRP research providing practical, scientific solutions to protect health, the environment, and communities. -
Where We Work
If you are interested in learning more about where SRP grantees are working, check out the SRP map to see the locations of SRP grantees, as well as hazardous waste sites where they conduct research or outreach. -
SRP Search Tools
SRP has five search tools to help you learn more about the projects and researchers funded by the Program. The new SRP Faceted Search tool allows you to apply one or more filters to browse information about SRP projects. Filters include chemicals studied, health outcomes, environmental media, and remediation approaches. -
Hot off the Press
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Meet Superfund Trainee Moala Bannavti – Video
(Photo courtesy of University of Iowa Graduate College)
The NIEHS Hazardous Substance Basic Research and Training Program (Superfund Research Program [SRP]) provides practical, scientific solutions to protect health, the environment, and communities. As part of NIEHS, an Institute of the National Institutes of Health, SRP works to learn more about ways to protect the public from exposure to hazardous substances, such as industrial solvents, arsenic, lead, and mercury. These and other toxic substances are found in contaminated water, soil, and air at hazardous waste sites throughout the United States.
SRP funds university-based grants on basic biological, environmental, and engineering processes to find real and practical solutions to exposures to hazardous substances. These activities complement the work of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and other federal and state agencies.
In keeping with the NIEHS mission, SRP's teams of diverse professionals develop, test, and implement unique, solution-oriented approaches to address complex environmental health problems. These teams study environmental contaminants in order to lower environmental cleanup costs, reduce human exposure, and improve human health. SRP's central goal is to understand and break the link between chemical exposure and disease.
To instantly hear about SRP news, research advances, events, and job opportunities for SRP trainees, follow @SRP_NIEHS on Twitter.
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