Grantee Research Project Results
2010 Progress Report: Transport and Transformation of Natural and Synthetic Steroid Hormones at Beef Cattle and Dairy Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
EPA Grant Number: R833422Title: Transport and Transformation of Natural and Synthetic Steroid Hormones at Beef Cattle and Dairy Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
Investigators: Sedlak, David L. , Kolodziej, Edward P. , Harter, Thomas
Institution: University of California - Berkeley , University of Nevada - Reno , University of California - Davis
Current Institution: University of California - Berkeley , University of California - Davis , University of Nevada - Reno
EPA Project Officer: Aja, Hayley
Project Period: October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2010 (Extended to September 30, 2012)
Project Period Covered by this Report: October 1, 2009 through September 30,2010
Project Amount: $698,103
RFA: Fate and Effects of Hormones in Waste from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOS) (2006) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Endocrine Disruptors , Human Health , Safer Chemicals
Objective:
The objective of our research is to assess the occurrence, fate and transport of natural and synthetic steroid hormones at beef and dairy cattle confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs). As part of our project, we are focusing on steroid hormone transport through surface water runoff and groundwater.
Progress Summary:
Future Activities:
During the coming year, we plan to continue our efforts to understand the transport of steroid hormones in surface runoff and groundwater. Runoff microcosm experiments will be conducted to observe steroid stability and partitioning in runoff under various scenarios. Experiments observing TBA metabolite concentrations with time in soil samples from feedlot pens containing TBA implanted steers also will be conducted, and leaching experiments with methanol and water will be conducted to determine what fraction of steroids will leach from soil in runoff.
Journal Articles:
No journal articles submitted with this report: View all 21 publications for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
estradiol, estrogen, endocrine disruption, trenbolone acetate, steroid, CAFO, progesterone, androstenedione, estrone, trendione, trenbolone, RFA, Health, Scientific Discipline, Environmental Chemistry, Endocrine Disruptors - Environmental Exposure & Risk, endocrine disruptors, Biochemistry, Endocrine Disruptors - Human Health, CAFOs, EDCs, endocrine disrupting chemicals, animal feeding operations, concentrated animal feeding operationsProgress and Final Reports:
Original AbstractThe perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.