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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Data Management and Integration Use Cases
SRP supported 19 collaborative projects focused on data management and integration to advance the interoperability and reuse of diverse and complex SRP data streams. Read more about the SRP Data Management and Integration Use Cases on our website and in our newly published White Paper. -
SRP Progress in Research Webinar Series: Utilizing Innovative Materials Science Approaches to Enhance Bioremediation
SRP is hosting a series of Progress in Research webinars to showcase new breakthroughs to advance sustainable solutions for hazardous substances in the environment. The series will feature SRP individual research projects funded in 2020. Session I will be April 15, Session II will be April 29, and Session III will be May 13. More information is available on the SRP Progress in Research webpage. -
Research Brief 329: Protein Provides Insight into Respiratory Toxicity of Cadmium
SRP-funded researchers, led by Veena Antony, M.D., director of the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, showed that a protein called fibrinogen can be an indicator of cadmium exposure in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD stems from thickening of airways in the lungs, resulting in shortness of breath and persistent coughing. -
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. -
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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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