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Boston University: DetailsSuperfund Basic Research ProgramResearch Translation CoreProject Leader: David M. Ozonoff Progress ReportsYear: 2007 2006 2005The BU SBRP Research Translation Core continues to develop partnerships with government agencies; identify and transfer technology to the appropriate stakeholders; and develop and expand communication mechanisms with the general public, professional groups, public agencies, and other stakeholders. The Research Translation Core has been working closely with the Community Outreach Core and BU SBRP investigators to identify and promote Web 2.0 communication strategies to effectively communicate with a broad audience. Central to the Core’s communication strategy is their public website (http://www.busbrp.org) The Core is also planning to use Web 2.0 communication strategies to disseminate information from the static hydraulic model of local water distribution systems on Cape Cod developed as part of an exposure model for the solvent PCE in the Neurotoxic Effects of PCE Exposure During Gestation and Childhood project). Some of the local water departments on Cape Cod have already independently begun mapping and modeling their systems, but they lack some of the historical knowledge gained from SBRP research at BU over many years. Specially, the Research Translation Core will provide information on the location of vinyl-lined piping which leached the solvent PCE several decades ago and modeled relative contaminant levels (low vs. high). By creating a Google Map KML version of the water pipe distribution system they hope to improve their understanding of the contamination in a user-friendly way. The Research Translation Core has also been disseminating the findings from the “Boston Consensus Conference on Biomonitoring” (see Outreach Core). Since the lay panel findings were presented on December 11, 2006, the Consensus Conference process and findings have been featured in a Massachusetts Public Radio report and described in a number of nation-wide publications including Risk Policy Report, Inside Green Business, HealthSphere, and the newsletters of Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Science & Environmental Health Network. Findings from the Consensus Conference have also been presented at a number of meetings including the Public Health Applications of Biomonitoring sponsored by U.S. EPA and International Council of Chemical Associations, the American Public Health Association annual conference, the Massachusetts Public Health Association Environmental and Occupational Health Section, the University of Massachusetts- Lowell Work and Environment Program Seminar Series, and the annual International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Conference. Finally, a white paper on the consensus conference was presented and discussed at a meeting hosted by the Chemical Heritage Foundation which was attended by members of government, industry, academia and activist organizations. ![]() |
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