Duke University Superfund Research Center former trainee Savannah Volkoff, Ph.D., describes her research on the bioremediation of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and the broader implications of her work at the Duke University Superfund Research Center. Volkoff was awarded the 2018 NIEHS K.C. Donnelly externship Award for her research.
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Save the Date: 2021 SRP 35th Anniversary Annual Meeting
Dec 15-17, 2021
Raleigh, NC -
SRP Risk Communication Strategies to Reduce Exposures and Improve Health
June 21-22, 2021, 11:00 AM-5:00 PM EDT
Virtual Workshop
This workshop, sponsored by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP), will bring together SRP grantees, partners, and colleagues to discuss strategies to communicate potential health risks with the goals of preventing and reducing exposures, and improving health. -
SRP Risk e-Learning Webinar Series: Enhancing Integration, Interoperability, and Reuse of Data
SRP is hosting a series of Risk e-Learning webinars, focused on SRP-funded data science projects that are enhancing the integration, interoperability, and reuse of data. The series will feature research by SRP grantees and colleagues collaborating to generate new findings and answer questions that could not be answered before. Session I was held on May 17, Session II was held on June 3, and Session III will be June 18. More information is available on the SRP Progress in Research website.
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Research Brief 318: Combined Approach Sheds Light on Factors Controlling Stream Recovery
Improved water quality and stream ecosystem recovery following treatment of mine waste depends on a mix of physical, chemical, and biological factors, according to a new study funded by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) at the Colorado School of Mines. William Clements, Ph.D., professor at Colorado State University, and two doctoral students, led the study. -
Superfund Research Program Science Digest
Check out the March 2021 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
Read the latest publications from SRP researchers. -
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.
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