Materials Core Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs), while increasingly appreciated for their importance in particulate matter (PM), remain understudied. They are an important contaminant at many Superfund sites, and are a unique component of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences? portfolio. Nearly 30% of Superfund sites employ some type of thermal treatment (TT) and thus produce EPFRs. We have repeatedly shown that EPFRs form and persist on PM generated by combustion and TT of chlorinated hydrocarbons and other hazardous substances and are present in contaminated Superfund soils and airborne PM near industrialized Superfund sites. TT remediation processes result in the production of EPFRs that adversely affect respiratory and cardiovascular health of those living near Superfund and hazardous waste TT sites. The Materials Core (MC) is a research service Core tasked with providing material and analytical support for the biomedical research (BMR) and environmental science and engineering (ESE) Projects. Within our program we have developed such model systems that allow for the studies of EPFRs using a bottom-up approach (i.e., starting with simple, EPFR-only samples, proceeding through more complex, multicomponent EPFRs up to actual field-collected EPFRs with variable composition). EPFR generation and characterization, according to requested specification and compositional design, is unique to the MC. Laboratory-made samples, with composition control, are a logical choice for systematic research studies. We will continue to generate EPFR- particle systems containing other transition metals (Fe, Cu, Ni, and Zn, as MexOy) and chlorinated benzenes, phenols, and chlorinated biphenyls because they are present in soils at wood-treating Superfund sites and catalyze pollutant formation (i.e., dioxins). A new particle generation system expands our studies to complex EPFRs stabilized on iron, the most common transition metal in PM present in many combustion by-products from TT. This new, two-stage combustion reactor developed in the MC, allows for synthesis of complex EPFRs?with combustion-driven composition and controlled EPFR content?which will be supplied to Projects 1, 2, 4 and 5. Additionally, the MC will assist Project 3 by providing specialized analytical capabilities and/or new techniques and methodologies in relation to particle collection, characterization, and human exposure assessment. This work is also being done in collaboration with the Community Engagement Core (CEC) and the Research Translation component of the Administrative Core to discuss potential chemical hazards and exposures with the communities. Through Project 3 and the CEC, the MC will work with communities and stakeholders to identify, quantify, and address environmental health hazards related to the vicinity of Superfund sites and Superfund materials remediation/TT.

Public Health Relevance

Materials Core The MC is a support Core whose main purpose is to provide combustion-borne PM that contain EPFRs to the research Projects for the study of their properties and health effects. This is achieved by synthesis of such particles in a laboratory environment and from PM field sample retrieval from media (collected in Project 3), followed by chemical characterization and distribution to Projects 1, 2, 4 and 5 for further study. The MC will also provide analytical expertise to all projects in respect to chemical analysis and thermal decomposition analysis of samples, as needed by the Projects.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Type
Hazardous Substances Basic Research Grants Program (NIEHS) (P42)
Project #
2P42ES013648-08A1
Application #
9838935
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZES1)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2020-02-01
Budget End
2021-01-31
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
2020
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Louisiana State University A&M Col Baton Rouge
Department
Type
DUNS #
075050765
City
Baton Rouge
State
LA
Country
United States
Zip Code
70803
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