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Science to Achieve Results
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The Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program is designed to improve the quality of science used in EPA's decision-making process. STAR funds are provided for research in the following ten areas: (1) Air Quality: Particulate matter coarse particles. (2) Human Health: Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research; Outcomes and accountability - development of novel public health indicators; Integration of biomarkers and physiologically based pharmaco-kinetic (PBPK) and -dynamic (PBPD) modeling; Examine how lifestyle and cultural practices of tribal populations affect risks from toxic substances in the environment. (3) Ecosystem Protection/Water Quality: Ecology and oceanography of hazardous algal blooms (EcoHAB); Ecosystem services. (4) Global Change: Nonlinear responses to global change in linked aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems; Implications of tropospheric air pollution for surface UV exposures; Implications of global change for air quality; Ecological impacts of climate change and land use on the introduction of invasive species. (5) Economic, Social and Behavioral Science: Valuation for environmental policy; Market mechanisms and incentives for environmental management; Methodological advances in benefit transfer methods. (6) Drinking Water: New technologies for quantitative identification of pathogens. (7) Endocrine Disruptors/Biotechnology/Computational Toxicology: Hormones in discharges from concentrated animal feeding operations; Development of predictive toxicogenomic approaches; Biotechnology: potential allergenicity of genetically engineered foods. (8) Nanotechnology: Environmental and human health effects of manufactured nanomaterials. (9) Pollution Prevention/Sustainability: Collaborative Science and Technology Network for Sustainability. (10) Exploratory: Modeling Uncertainity in Decision-Making. |
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