Grantee Research Project Results
2003 Progress Report: Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) from the Commonwealth of Kentucky (SIP)
EPA Grant Number: R829419E01Title: Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) from the Commonwealth of Kentucky (SIP)
Investigators: White, David
Institution: Murray State University
EPA Project Officer: Chung, Serena
Project Period: October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2004 (Extended to September 30, 2005)
Project Period Covered by this Report: October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003
Project Amount: $457,137
RFA: EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) (2000) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: EPSCoR (The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research)
Objective:
The objective of this research project is to provide a comprehensive plan to enhance competitive research in environmental problems in the Commonwealth of Kentucky under the management of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Subcommittee of the Kentucky U.S. EPA EPSCoR Statewide Committee. The Strategic Improvement Plan involves a series of information exchange activities, fellowships, and review processes to assist the investigators of the Science and Engineering Environmental Research (SEER) Projects as they address research on environmental and human health biomarkers and the use of biomarkers for pollution prevention in Kentucky.
Progress Summary:
During Year 2 of the project, Kentucky U.S. EPA EPSCoR Statewide Committee members met several times with SEER grant investigators and have kept in touch on progress through e-mail communications. Two Committee members (Drs. White and Farrell) have attended all five of the Committee meetings in that time period to report on grant and program progress. Both Drs. White and Farrell have been reelected to new 3-year terms on the Statewide Committee. The Web site for the project has been modified and updated and is linked to the Statewide site. All previous reports are included on the site.
The first of two planned special Conferences of Biomarkers was held in Lexington, KY, on May 12, 2003, in conjunction with the Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR Conference. Invited speakers included Timothy Fennell (Research Triangle Park), Patrick Hatcher (Ohio State University), and Margaret Whalen (Tennessee State University). A copy of the flyer for the Conference is included on the Web site.
Future Activities:
A second special conference on biomarkers is being planned in conjunction with the 2004 Statewide Conference. A special session of the Kentucky Environmental Quality Commission, in conjunction with other state agencies, will be devoted to the results of the SEER grants and is in the planning stage for early spring 2004. The Kentucky EPA EPSCoR Statewide Committee will continue to monitor progress on publications and grant submissions and will assist in closing out the program.
Journal Articles:
No journal articles submitted with this report: View all 2 publications for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
ecological biomarkers, public health, air particulates, amphibian decline, polychlorinated biphenyls, PCB, butyl-tin, chloroprene, 1,3-butadiene, butadienes, pollution prevention., Sustainable Industry/Business, RFA, Health, Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, Scientific Discipline, PHYSICAL ASPECTS, Health Risk Assessment, Physical Processes, Risk Assessments, amphibians, Environmental Chemistry, Biochemistry, cleaner production/pollution prevention, clean technology, hazardous emissions, pollution prevention, butadiene, air emissions, bioindicator, environmental risks, human exposure, amphibian bioindicator, population decline, exposure, causal mechanisms, amphibian decline, alternative materials, diagnostic tool, biomarker, human health risk, pollution prevention researchRelevant Websites:
http://www.murraystate.edu/QACD/COS/HBS/epaepscor_plan.html Exit
Progress 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.