Hazardous Waste Risk and Remediation in the Southwest

描述(由申请人提供)：亚利桑那大学超级基金基础研究计划(UA SBRP)续签申请的实质是美国西南部的危险废物风险和补救。该方案的主题是通过毒理学和水文地质学研究以及创新的补救技术，支持开发金属和有机污染物的风险评估程序。我们的申请强调西南部(和墨西哥边境)与环境独特的干旱性质有关的危险废物问题。重要的是，这些研究的结果可以外推到世界各地的干旱环境。目前，三分之一的陆地表面是干旱或半干旱的，由于气候变化，这一比例预计还会增加。我们研究的有毒物质、金属(砷)和卤代烃就是例证，它们是我们区域的主要污染物，但也是全世界令人严重关切的问题。我们的计划包括9个研究项目--5个生物医学项目和4个环境科学项目。许多项目是涉及多个学科的协作性项目。生物医学项目正在研究目标组织中砷毒性的机制，影响人群对砷毒性易感性的因素，以及潜在的治疗方法。环境科学项目正在研究如何对危险废物(砷、三氯乙烯/四氯乙烯)进行最佳表征，以进行风险评估和补救，并开发创新技术，以评估我们干旱的西南环境中的暴露和废物控制。这些研究项目得到了五个核心的支持：管理计划，将结果转化为利益相关者，提供研究服务，促进对边境沿线民族社区的独特推广努力，以及支持研究生培训。该项目将有助于我们在国内和国际上了解危险废物的毒理学和补救措施。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The essence of the University of Arizona Superfund Basic Research Program (UA SBRP) renewal application is hazardous waste risk and remediation In the US Southwest. The theme of this Program Is to support development of a risk assessment process for metal and organic contaminants through toxicologic and hydrogeologic studies and innovative remediation technologies. Our application emphasizes hazardous waste issues in the Southwest (and Mexican Border) associated with the distinctive arid nature of the environment. Importantly, the outcomes of these studies can be extrapolated to arid environments around the world. Currently 1/3 of land surfaces are arid or semi arid and this proportion is expected to increase due to climate change. This is exemplified by the toxicants we study, metals (arsenic) and halogenated hydrocarbons, which are major contaminants in our region but also of significant concern throughout the world. Our Program consists of 9 research projects - five biomedical projects and four environmental sciences projects. Many of the projects are collaborative involving multiple disciplines. The biomedical projects are examining the mechanism of arsenic toxicity in target tissues, factors that affect the susceptibility of populations to arsenic-induced toxicity, and potential therapeutic approaches. The environmental sciences projects are investigating how hazardous wastes (arsenic, TCE/PCE) can be optimally characterized for risk assessment and remediation, and developing innovative techniques for assessing exposure and waste containment in our arid Southwest environment. These research projects are supported by five Cores that: administer the Program, translate the results to stakeholders, provide research services, promote unique outreach efforts to ethnic communities along the Border, and support graduate student training. This project will contribute to our understanding of toxicology and remediation of hazardous wastes nationally and internationally.