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NIEHS Superfund Research Program - Research Brief Podcasts
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Superfund Research Program (SRP) produces a monthly Research Brief Podcast that highlights the research of SRP grantees. The SRP is a network of university grants that seek solutions to the complex health and environmental issues associated with the nation's hazardous waste sites. The research conducted by the SRP is a coordinated effort with the Environmental Protection Agency, which is the federal entity charged with cleaning up…
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- NIEHS Superfund Research Program - Research Brief Podcasts
Combined Approach Sheds Light on Factors Controlling Stream Recovery
Improved water quality and stream ecosystem recovery following treatment of mine waste depends on a mix of physical, chemical, and biological factors…
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New Technique Sheds Light on PFAS in Coastal Watersheds
A new analytical workflow, developed by NIEHS Superfund Research Program grantees, can identify and characterize previously undetected per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
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Arsenic Exposure Before Conception May Trigger Diabetes in Male Offspring
Exposure to inorganic arsenic before conception can alter metabolic outcomes in the offspring of mice, with different effects among males and females…
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Modeling and Field Tests Yield Promising Results for Aquifer Clean Up
NIEHS Superfund Research Program grantees have developed novel, slow-release oxidant-paraffin candles that dissolve and degrade chlorinated contaminants in…
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Triclosan and a High-fat Diet Worsen Liver Disease in Mice
A new study funded by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) shows triclosan exposure, in combination with a high-fat diet, can worsen nonalcoholic fatty…
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New Model to Examine PFAS Sheds Light on Lipid Disruption Mechanisms
Researchers from the Boston University Superfund Research Program Center developed a novel study design that generated new insight on the effects of…
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Improved Sequencing Method Leads to Advancements in Toxicology Research
NIEHS-funded Superfund Research Program (SRP) scientists are employing a new RNA sequencing method to assess mechanisms of toxicity on a finer and more…
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Edible Sorbents May Protect Against Metal Toxicity
A new study from NIEHS-funded Superfund Research Program Center researchers suggests that edible sorbents may be an effective treatment to reduce heavy metal…
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New Tool Monitors a Flame Retardant in Sediment
Researchers at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center developed a new, inexpensive tool to reliably detect…
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Toxic Breakdown Products Formed During Contaminant Clean-Up
Chemical oxidation is a process commonly used to treat water contaminated with aromatic compounds like benzene. But, unexpected and potentially harmful…
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Using Fungi to Clean up Contaminated Soil
Native fungal communities point to a new way of cleaning up contaminated soil. After conducting a study to characterize fungi found in soil contaminated with…
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Clay Layers May Worsen Arsenic Contamination
Layers of clay are widely thought to protect groundwater aquifers from above-ground contaminants. But according to a new NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP)…
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Three-Dimensional Cell Model Enhances DNA Damage Testing
Superfund Research Program Center scientists developed a new platform, known as the SpheroidChip analysis method, to rapidly test for DNA damage in…
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Arsenic Complicates Groundwater Bioremediation
A common groundwater contaminant known as trichloroethene can be broken down by certain bacteria, a process known as bioremediation. But, according to a new…
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Electrochemical System Degrades PCE in Groundwater
An electrochemical system can effectively break down tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in groundwater, according to a new study from the NIEHS-funded Northeastern…
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High-Fiber Diet May Protect Against Harmful Health Effects of PCBs
Two new NIEHS-funded Superfund Research Program (SRP) studies showed how a type of dietary fiber, inulin, may protect against heart disease, including heart…
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PAH and Hypoxia Exposure Result in Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Fish
Zebrafish exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water with inadequate oxygen, or hypoxia, can experience a broad range of effects on the…
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Cadmium Exposure Impairs Production of Neurons Responsible for Learning and Memory
A new study funded by the Superfund Research Program (SRP) shows cadmium exposure can impair new neurons from forming and maturing in the hippocampus region of…
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Nanotube Sensor Detects Nitrosamines in Air
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Superfund Research Program researchers have developed a sensitive and inexpensive carbon nanotube-based sensor that can…
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Modeling Approaches Estimate Exposure and Simulate Impacts on Health
Researchers from the Boston University (BU) Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center developed and applied novel statistical models to cost-effectively predict…
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Collaborative Cross Mice Can Fill Data Gaps in Risk Assessment
NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) grantees showed how the Collaborative Cross (CC) mouse model, which uses genetically diverse mice to capture over 90% of…
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Identifying Key Characteristics of Chemicals that Harm Male and Female Reproduction
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center developed and applied a “key characteristics”…
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PCBs Alter Glucose Regulation Differently in Males and Females
Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) affects glucose regulation during weight loss differently in male and female mice, according to a new Superfund…
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Model Predicts PAH Levels in Important Tribal Food Source
A sediment passive sampling model can be used to accurately predict the concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in butter clams, according to…
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New Method Quickly Screens Chemicals for Cancer Risk
Boston University (BU) researchers, in collaboration with researchers at the National Toxicology Program (NTP) and the Broad Institute, have developed and…
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Study Sheds Light on Breakdown of PCBs to Potentially Harmful Metabolites in Humans
New research out of the University of Iowa Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center identified specific cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes and underlying mechanisms…
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Nitrous Oxide Halts Breakdown of Chlorinated Compounds
A new Superfund Research Program (SRP) study showed that nitrous oxide (N2O), a groundwater contaminant commonly generated from agricultural runoff, inhibits…
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Passive Samplers Tackle PCB Flux
Researchers from the University of Iowa Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center have developed a method to measure the movement, or flux, of polychlorinated…
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Promising Membrane Technology Reduces Chlorobenzene in Groundwater
A new Superfund Research Program collaboration has developed a promising groundwater cleanup technology that provides an efficient, low-maintenance method of…
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Study Sheds Light on Respiratory Toxicity of EPFRs
A new Superfund Research Program (SRP) study explains how particulate matter (PM) containing environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) activate the aryl…
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Alternative Flame Retardants May Lead to Neurobehavioral Effects
Organophosphate flame retardant (OPFR) exposure early in life may be linked to behavioral impacts into adulthood, according to a new study in zebrafish. The…
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PCBs Increase Inflammation, Disrupt Gut Microbiome, and Alter Metabolism
Researchers have discovered that exposure to certain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can increase inflammation in the intestines, alter normal gut microbiota…
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Siderophores Reduce Asbestos Toxicity in Soil
Researchers have discovered that natural compounds released from bacteria and fungi in soil, known as siderophores, can decrease the toxicity of asbestos…
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Why Shallow Lake Food Webs May Have More Arsenic
Lake properties impact the amount of arsenic that transfers from sediments into the aquatic food web, according to a new SRP study. Researchers discovered high…
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Researchers Pinpoint Molecule Fueling Liver Cancer Development
New research out of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center explains how liver cells with DNA damage manage to…
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Researchers Identify Compounds that Reduce Abnormal Blood Vessel Growth in the Eye
Scientists have identified key compounds produced when the body metabolizes omega fatty acids that can reduce the severity of age-related macular degeneration…
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Dust from Mine Waste in Navajo Nation May Harm Lungs and Heart
Particles in dust from abandoned uranium mines may be damaging to the lungs and heart, according to new research from the University of New Mexico Superfund…
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AHR is Required for Normal Organ Development and Behavioral Responses in Zebrafish
New research demonstrates the important function of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in normal organ development, reproduction, fertility, and behavior. The…
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Toxic Byproducts Formed During UV Water Treatment
Common water treatment methods that remove phenols and other hazardous compounds may produce low levels of toxic byproducts, according to a new study by the…
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Developing Training and Education for Emerging Technologies
The Superfund Research Program (SRP) Occupational and Safety Training Education Programs on Emerging Technologies (R25) grants are awarded to institutes of…
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Chronic Inflammation Suppresses Immune Cells that Fight Liver Cancer
Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) showed that chronic liver inflammation can promote cancer by suppressing one of the body’s natural…
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Using Saliva to Understand Exposures and Monitor Health
Collecting saliva may be a practical alternative to blood for characterizing a person’s exposures, according to new research from the Superfund Research…
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Novel Cobamide Structure May Hold Clues for More Effective Biological Degradation of Chlorinated Compounds
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have discovered a crucial compound that helps specific bacteria degrade pollutants like tetrachloroethene (PCE)…
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Activated Carbon Reduces the Effects of TCDD on the Immune System and Gut Microbiome in a Mammalian Model
Breakthroughs from the Michigan State University Superfund Research Program (MSU SRP) Center provide new evidence that activated carbon may be used to reduce…
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Endophytes Help Poplar Trees Clean Up TCE on Superfund Site
Poplar trees can capture and remove trichloroethylene (TCE) from the soil and degrade it. Now, a method using endophytes, symbiotic microbes that live within a…
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Susceptibility to Arsenic-Induced Skin Lesions Influenced by DNA Differences
New research shows that deletions or duplications of long stretches of DNA, also known as copy number variations (CNVs), that occur in several gene locations…
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TBT Alters Bone Marrow Microenvironment and Suppresses Important Immune Cells
Researchers at the Boston University Superfund Research Program (BU SRP) Center reported that tributyltin (TBT) may promote aging-related problems in immune…
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New 3D Fish Liver Model for Aquatic Toxicology
Researchers at the Brown University Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center have developed a new 3D liver cell model that can be used to screen chemicals for…
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Prenatal PCE Exposure and Maternal Alcohol Use Linked to Increased Risks of Teenage Drug Use
Prenatal exposure to both alcohol and tetrachloroethylene, also known as perchloroethylene or PCE, may increase the risk of using multiple illicit drugs as a…
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Platform Allows Rapid Analysis of Antioxidant Genes in Zebrafish
A newly developed panel of zebrafish genes can be combined with a rapid testing platform to identify chemicals that induce oxidative stress, according to…
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Prenatal Arsenic Exposure Alters Newborn Metabolite Profiles
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Superfund Research Program (UNC SRP) Center have identified metabolites in umbilical cord blood…
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Cell-Based Models Reveal Differences in How PAH Mixtures Affect Neurodevelopment
Exposure to a mixture of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may produce different neurodevelopmental effects from those of exposure to individual PAHs…
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Using Surfactants to Enhance Bioremediation of PAHs in Soil
A second-stage treatment using low levels of surfactants, which are commonly used as dispersing agents, may be a promising method to maximize removal of…
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The Genetics Behind the Killifish's Adaptation to Pollution
Killifish living in four polluted East Coast estuaries have adapted quickly to survive high levels of toxic industrial pollutants. In a new study, researchers…
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The Porous Extraction Paddle: A Non-Targeted Sampling Device to Detect Contaminants in Urine
A new tool and accompanying method provides an easy way to extract substances from urine, even where resources are limited. The non-targeted technique…
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A Link Between Exposure to PCBs, Diet, and Cardiovascular Disease
Researchers at the University of Kentucky Superfund Research Program (UK SRP) Center have identified a new mechanism linking exposure to polychlorinated…
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Environmental Exposures and AhR in Oral Cancer Development and Progression
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) plays an important role in oral cancer, and environmental chemicals and bacteria that activate the AhR may worsen oral…
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Importance of Young Dissolved Organic Carbon to the Release of Arsenic in Aquifers
Carbon from relatively new sources of organic material on the surface, or young carbon, can stimulate microbial communities deep in aquifers, leading to the…
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Identifying Mechanisms for Regulating Gas Exchange in Plants
Superfund Research Program (SRP) researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) are identifying important mechanisms that plants use to respond…
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Phytostablization of Mine Tailings with Compost-Assisted Direct Planting
Amending mine waste with compost is a viable and promising alternative to the expensive process of covering an entire site with a thick soil or rock cap…