SRP: The National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences' Superfund Research Program (SRP) provides funding for research programs that support the work of the EPA's Superfund.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/srp/

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National Priorities List (NPL): The NPL is a list of the locations that are of most concern for either known or suspected pollution in the United States. There are currently 12 National Priorities List sites in Rhode Island.

map of Superfund sites in RI

Superfund: Superfund is a federal program that was created to rehabilitate properties that have been contaminated with hazardous waste.
http://www.epa.gov/superfund

News Highlights
U. hauls in $12 million of stimulus grants
Rhode Island institutions will receive more than $22 million in federal stimulus funds to promote medical research beginning this month — and Brown is leading the charge. Brown Daily Herald
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Rhode Island-based medical researchers have been awarded more than $22 million from the National Institutes of Health – 91 grants in total, including 52 for Brown University teams – through money included in the economic stimulus law enacted in February, officials announced this week. Providence Business News
Calendar Events

Saturday,
Nov. 14, 2009
8:30am-4:30pm

Providence Marriott Hotel 		Rhode Island State Nurses Association (NISNA)
Environmental Affairs Committee presents First Annual Policy Conference. Registration and Program Description.


Reuse In Rhode Island: a state-based approach to complex exposures
Director: Kim Boekelheide, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director: Eric Suuberg, Sc.D., P.E.

The Superfund Research Program (SRP) at Brown University, titled "REUSE IN RI: A State-Based Approach To Complex Exposures"” embodies the key elements that guide us — the focus is on MIXED EXPOSURES, taking a state-based approach to environmental health research, technology development, and contaminated land re-use with RHODE ISLAND as our laboratory. Our SRP brings together scientists from different backgrounds to work together in building an interdisciplinary, cooperative and synergistic enterprise. Our biomedical researchers aim to develop new approaches to evaluating toxicant responses that can be applied to real world exposure scenarios involving complex mixtures. Our engineering researchers extend their laboratory-based research to modeling and remediation of complex polluted sites using novel materials and strategies. Our research translation activities provide knowledge and services to government, business, the legal community, and the medical profession. Our community outreach activities aid contaminated communities in remediation planning, public education, and community capacity-building. Together with our team members from the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), we work to expand the understanding of the human health consequences and management of contaminated sites in Rhode Island and other post-industrial states.