Abstract

While PCBs are semivolatile and commonly measured in air throughout the globe, atmospheric sources of PCBs are almost completely undefined. This project will expand the knowledge of the sources and distribution of PCBs in air through a major field study coupled with atmospheric modeling. The study is structured as four aims:
Under Aim 1 we will determine the prevalence and distribution of atmospheric PCBs in an urban area. We will monitor PCBs in air at select residential areas of Chicago, Illinois and East Chicago, Indiana and compare results to Columbus Junction, Iowa.
Aim 1 will involve innovative methods in sampling design, including high volume sampling from parked health clinic vans and passive sampling at homes and schools. Over 1,000 air samples will be collected and analyzed for the full suite of PCB congeners each year. The logistics of air sampling will be accomplished by cooperating with local health agencies, schools, and governments. PCB congener analysis will be supported by a fully automated analytical method for atmospheric PCB extraction, concentration, cleanup, analysis, and quality assurance. Project Aims 2-4 focus on characterizing the sources using additional field measurements coupled with mathematical modeling.
Aim 2 involves characterization of PCBs released from contaminated water. A field and modeling study will examine the water of Indiana Harbor / Shipping Canal in East Chicago as an emission source of PCBs.
Aim 3 concerns characterization of PCBs released from the soils of a former refinery site destined to store PCB contaminated sediments.
Under Aim 4 we will evaluate mechanistic models, dispersion models, and other computational models for estimating PCB emissions from other (unknown) sources in the Chicago / East Chicago urban industrial region.
Aims 2 -4 include considerations of the effects of season, local meteorology, topography, re-suspension of contaminated sediment, construction activities at a contaminated site, and regional dispersion.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Type
Hazardous Substances Basic Research Grants Program (NIEHS) (P42)
Project #
5P42ES013661-04
Application #
7795961
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZES1)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2009-04-01
Budget End
2010-03-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2009
Total Cost
$286,584
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Iowa
Department
Type
DUNS #
062761671
City
Iowa City
State
IA
Country
United States
Zip Code
52242

  Publications

Parker, Victoria S; Squirewell, Edwin J; Lehmler, Hans-Joachim et al. (2018) Hydroxylated and sulfated metabolites of commonly occurring airborne polychlorinated biphenyls inhibit human steroid sulfotransferases SULT1E1 and SULT2A1. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 58:196-201
Mattes, Timothy E; Ewald, Jessica M; Liang, Yi et al. (2018) PCB dechlorination hotspots and reductive dehalogenase genes in sediments from a contaminated wastewater lagoon. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 25:16376-16388
Uwimana, Eric; Ruiz, Patricia; Li, Xueshu et al. (2018) HUMAN CYP2A6, CYP2B6 AND CYP2E1 ATROPSELECTIVELY METABOLIZE POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS TO HYDROXYLATED METABOLITES. Environ Sci Technol :
Rodriguez, Eric A; Vanle, Brigitte C; Doorn, Jonathan A et al. (2018) Hydroxylated and sulfated metabolites of commonly observed airborne polychlorinated biphenyls display selective uptake and toxicity in N27, SH-SY5Y, and HepG2 cells. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 62:69-78
Hou, Xingwang; Yu, Miao; Liu, Aifeng et al. (2018) Biotransformation of tetrabromobisphenol A dimethyl ether back to tetrabromobisphenol A in whole pumpkin plants. Environ Pollut 241:331-338
Xiao, Xin; Chen, Baoliang; Chen, Zaiming et al. (2018) Insight into Multiple and Multilevel Structures of Biochars and Their Potential Environmental Applications: A Critical Review. Environ Sci Technol 52:5027-5047
Herkert, Nicholas J; Jahnke, Jacob C; Hornbuckle, Keri C (2018) Emissions of Tetrachlorobiphenyls (PCBs 47, 51, and 68) from Polymer Resin on Kitchen Cabinets as a Non-Aroclor Source to Residential Air. Environ Sci Technol 52:5154-5160
P?n?íková, Kate?ina; Svržková, Lucie; Strapá?ová, Simona et al. (2018) In vitro profiling of toxic effects of prominent environmental lower-chlorinated PCB congeners linked with endocrine disruption and tumor promotion. Environ Pollut 237:473-486
P?n?íková, Kate?ina; Brenerová, Petra; Svržková, Lucie et al. (2018) Atropisomers of 2,2',3,3',6,6'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 136) exhibit stereoselective effects on activation of nuclear receptors in vitro. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 25:16411-16419
Robertson, Larry W; Weber, Roland; Nakano, Takeshi et al. (2018) PCBs risk evaluation, environmental protection, and management: 50-year research and counting for elimination by 2028. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 25:16269-16276

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