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Final Report: The Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments (CHSUE) Outreach Program
EPA Grant Number: R828771C007Subproject: this is subproject number 007 , established and managed by the Center Director under grant R828771
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
Center: HSRC (2001) - Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments
Center Director: Bouwer, Edward J.
Title: The Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments (CHSUE) Outreach Program
Investigators: Alavi, Hedy
Institution: Johns Hopkins University
EPA Project Officer: Lasat, Mitch
Project Period: October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002 (Extended to September 30, 2007)
Project Amount: Refer to main center abstract for funding details.
RFA: Hazardous Substance Research Centers - HSRC (2001)
Research Category: Hazardous Waste/Remediation
Description:
Objective:The Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments (CHSUE) Outreach Program under the Core Grant was a collaborative effort between The Johns Hopkins University (lead institution), University of Connecticut (representing EPA Region 1), New Jersey Institute of Technology (representing EPA Region 2), and University of Maryland and Morgan State University (representing EPA Regions 3). The goal of the Outreach Program was to transfer knowledge and technology resulting from the research projects and expertise of the principal investigators and technical staff to communities with environmental contamination throughout the regions.
Summary/Accomplishments (Outputs/Outcomes):The Outreach activities conducted by the CHSUE were distributed among the partnering institutions to more appropriately respond to the local needs across the large geographical area represented by EPA Regions 1, 2, and 3. The interdisciplinary and multimedia nature of hazardous waste site problems demanded a diverse array of scientific talent and facilities. The affiliations and expertise of the participants in the Outreach Program are detailed below:
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland (Lead Institution) (EPA Region 3)
Director: Edward Bouwer (environmental engineering, bioremediation, and engineering microbiology) Assoc. Director: Hedy Alavi (environmental engineering, hazardous waste and solid waste management) Ralph Lightner (environmental restoration and waste management) Erik Rifkin (human health and ecological risk assessment, risk communication)
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland (EPA Region 3)
Barbara Sattler (environmental health nursing)
Robyn Gilden (environmental health nursing)
Rebecca Clouse (environmental health nursing)
Mary Rosso (regulatory and community perspectives)
Johanna Neumann (community involvement)
Katie Huffling (environmental health nursing)
Errol Mazursky (EPA Fellow—public health)
Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland (EPA Region 3)
Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein (chemical engineering, hazardous waste management, bioremediation)
Guangming Chen (risk assessment, experimental design and statistics)
Sedley Williams (soil chemistry, water quality analysis, environ. assessment, GIS)
Bheem Kattel (industrial engineer, occupational ergonomics and safety)
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ (EPA Region 2)
Director: Fred Ellerbush (environmental engineering, hazardous and solid waste management, risk assessment, and outreach) (Fred left NJIT at the end of October 2005—his duties have been assumed by Daniel Watts)
Director: James Mack (environmental management, site, characterization and remediation)
Executive Director: Daniel Watts (environmental management and chemistry, green manufacturing, and sustainability) Gerard McKenna (community outreach, characterization methods, technology transfer and training)
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (EPA Region 1)
Christopher Perkins (environmental monitoring and assessment, environmental toxicology and risk, risk communication) Kevin Hood (public health, facilitation, community outreach)
Amine Dahmani (remediation, site assessment, Brownfields policy)
Charles Zimenski (hydrocarbon remediation, environmental engineering)
The funds from the Core Grant were used to support the Technical Outreach Services for Communities (TOSC) program. The goal of TOSC was to provide technical assistance and education to communities affected by hazardous waste, and to assist them with the restoration of their environment and neighborhood. The Collateral Grant provided funds for Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities (TAB). The objective of the TAB program was to assist municipal officials, developers, and community groups with meeting the challenges of sustainable Brownfields redevelopment by providing education and technical assistance on the application of advanced science and technology. A separate Final Report was prepared for the TAB projects under the Collateral Grant. However, the TOSC and TAB efforts were frequently highly interrelated, so it is difficult to separate them into two Final Reports. Consequently, there will be some overlap in the discussion of the Outreach Projects contained in the two Final Reports.
The outreach activities for the CHSUE included 76 projects geographically distributed across EPA Regions 1, 2, and 3 (Table 1). Twenty-eight projects were allocated under TOSC, and 48 projects were allocated under TAB as shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Number of TOSC and TAB Projects by EPA Region
Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments Final Summary of Outreach Projects |
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EPA Region |
TOSC |
TAB |
Total |
I |
8 |
11 |
19 |
II |
12 |
5 |
17 |
No journal articles submitted with this report: View all 10 publications for this subproject
Supplemental Keywords:air quality, groundwater contamination, organics, metals, hyporheic zone, TOSC, TAB, outreach projects, Brownfields,
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Scientific Discipline, Waste, Health, RFA, PHYSICAL ASPECTS, Brownfields, Risk Assessments, Health Risk Assessment, Physical Processes, Ecological Risk Assessment, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous, Ecology and Ecosystems, environmental justice, urban environment, outreach material, brownfield sites, environmental hazards, human health risk, technical outreach, outreach and education, community support, contaminant dynamics, contaminant transport, web site development, hazardous substance contamination, exposure, technology transfer, human exposure, web development
Relevant Websites:
Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments http://www.jhu.edu/hsrc/index.htm 
Progress and Final Reports:
2002 Progress Report
2003 Progress Report
2004 Progress Report
2005 Progress Report
2006 Progress Report
Original Abstract
Main Center Abstract and Reports:
R828771 HSRC (2001) - Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments
Subprojects under this Center:
(EPA does not fund or establish subprojects; EPA awards and manages the overall grant for this center).
R828771C001 Co-Contaminant Effects on Risk Assessment and Remediation Activities Involving Urban Sediments and Soils: Phase II
R828771C002 The Fate and Potential Bioavailability of Airborne Urban
Contaminants
R828771C003 Geochemistry, Biochemistry, and Surface/Groundwater Interactions
for As, Cr, Ni, Zn, and Cd with Applications to Contaminated Waterfronts
R828771C004 Large Eddy Simulation of Dispersion in Urban Areas
R828771C005 Speciation of chromium in environmental media using capillary
electrophoresis with multiple wavlength UV/visible detection
R828771C006 Zero-Valent Metal Treatment of Halogenated Vapor-Phase Contaminants in SVE Offgas
R828771C007 The Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments (CHSUE) Outreach Program
R828771C008 New Jersey Institute of Technology Outreach Program for EPA Region II
R828771C009 Urban Environmental Issues: Hartford Technology Transfer and Outreach
R828771C010 University of Maryland Outreach Component
R828771C011 Environmental Assessment and GIS System Development of Brownfield Sites in Baltimore
R828771C012 Solubilization of Particulate-Bound Ni(II) and Zn(II)
R828771C013 Seasonal Controls of Arsenic Transport Across the Groundwater-Surface Water Interface at a Closed Landfill Site
R828771C014 Research Needs in the EPA Regions Covered by the Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments
R828771C015 Transport of Hazardous Substances Between Brownfields and the Surrounding Urban Atmosphere