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Hazardous Waste Assessment, Evaluation & Remediation Program

As part of the SBIR/STTR program, NIEHS is interested in applying biotechnology and bioengineering approaches for the development of novel strategies that can be used to characterize and monitor contaminants at waste sites, and to reduce exposure via remediation technologies. In addition there is interest in developing products for better site characterization that includes improved monitoring capabilities to assess the extent and amount of contaminants present at sites, as well as to monitor the effectiveness of remediation technology in reducing the amount and toxicity of contaminants. Examples include but are not limited to:

Hazardous Waste Assessment, Evaluation & Remediation Program
  • Development of nano structures, electrochemical methods, photocatalytic processes, thermal treatments or filtration-based methods of remediation.
  • Development of bioremediation and phytoremediation technologies including the use of genetic engineering approaches.
  • Development of model organisms for site characterization that monitor genomic responses to environmental exposures, with a special interest in metals.
  • Development of technologies to determine the extent to which a contaminant is bioavailable.
  • Development of methods/instruments to detect and measure non-aqueous phase liquids and dense non-aqueous phase liquids in the subsurface.
  • Development of instruments to identify subsurface geological structures and hydro-geological configurations and to sample for the presence of contaminants in these structures.

The NIEHS contact persons are:

Beth Anderson
Program Analyst, NIEHS

Tel (919) 541-4481
Fax: (919) 541-4937

or

Jerrold J. Heindel, Ph.D.
Health Science Administrator, NIEHS

Tel (919) 541-0781
Fax (919) 541-5064

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Last Reviewed: May 08, 2007