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Manganese, Iron, Cadmium, and Lead Transport from the Environment to Critical Organs During Gestation and Early Development in a Rat Model

EPA Grant Number: R831725C003
Subproject: this is subproject number 003 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R831725
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: Health Effects Institute (2015 - 2020)
Center Director: Greenbaum, Daniel S.
Title: Manganese, Iron, Cadmium, and Lead Transport from the Environment to Critical Organs During Gestation and Early Development in a Rat Model
Investigators: Brain, Joseph D. , Wessling-Resnick, Marianne , Molina, Ramon
Institution: Harvard University
EPA Project Officer: Callan, Richard
Project Period: June 1, 2004 through May 31, 2009 (Extended to May 31, 2011)
RFA: Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (2003) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Children's Health , Human Health

Objective:

The objective of this research project is to explore the transport of iron, manganese, cadmium, and lead from environments experienced by children to the blood and critical organs like the brain, heart, liver, and kidneys. We seek to better understand metal exposures of children and their mothers in settings like Tar Creek by: (1) utilizing exposures during and after pregnancy, (2) using metal ions as well as complex environmental samples from Tar Creek, and (3) comparing different routes of entry from the environment into the body. We also will explore the role of toxic metals and iron status as they interact to influence metal absorption.

Publications and Presentations:

Publications have been submitted on this subproject: View all 12 publications for this subproject | View all 63 publications for this center

Journal Articles:

Journal Articles have been submitted on this subproject: View all 12 journal articles for this subproject | View all 45 journal articles for this center

Supplemental Keywords:

children, Native American, tribal, mixtures, lead, PBPK, community, Superfund, intervention, environmental management,, Health, RFA, Scientific Discipline, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, Waste, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, Hazardous, Health Risk Assessment, Environmental Chemistry, Hazardous Waste, Children's Health, Biochemistry, Risk Assessment, Human Health Risk Assessment, developmental toxicity, neurodevelopmental toxicity, metal contamination, lead, cadmium, fate and transport , mining wastes, animal model, mining waste, community-based intervention, metals, human health risk, metal wastes, manganese, children's environmental health

Progress and Final Reports:

Main Center Abstract and Reports:

R831725 Health Effects Institute (2015 - 2020)

Subprojects under this Center: (EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R831725C001 Metals, Nutrition, and Stress in Child Development
R831725C002 Exposure Assessment of Children and Metals in Mining Waste: Composition, Environmental Transport, and Exposure Patterns
R831725C003 Manganese, Iron, Cadmium, and Lead Transport from the Environment to Critical Organs During Gestation and Early Development in a Rat Model
R831725C004 Metals Neurotoxicity Research Project

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