项目编号: | 1440764
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项目名称: | RAPID response: Assessment of Potential Ecological and Health Impact of Coal Ash Spill in Dan River North Carolina |
作者: | April Gu
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承担单位: | Northeastern University
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批准年: | 2013
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开始日期: | 2014-04-15
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结束日期: | 2015-03-31
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资助金额: | USD49995
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资助来源: | US-NSF
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项目类别: | Standard Grant
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国家: | US
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语种: | 英语
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特色学科分类: | Engineering - Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
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英文关键词: | public health protection
; response strategy development
; recent coal ash spill
; environmental impact
; coal ash contamination
; rapid scientific community response
; health implication
; dan river
; health impact
; river water
; carolina coal ash spill
; water remediation efficacy assessment
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英文摘要: | 1440764 Gu
This research demonstrates the application of a new, cost-effective toxicity evaluation method for water quality monitoring. The study will encompass the Dan River, site of a recent coal ash spill. It has significant benefits to environmental and public health protection. The synergized arrays of education outreach and public education programs and strategies related to leading-edge water quality monitoring technology, as well as environmental and health implications of coal ash contamination of river water, will bridge the gap between scientific research, field implementation and public health protection. They will present the technology, benefits, and societal and environmental impact of rapid scientific community response to disasters to a wide range of audiences at various levels. The proposed study will demonstrate the application of a toxicogenomics-enabled in vitro assay scheme and methodology platform that can be an effective toxicity evaluation method for timely and informative water quality monitoring, as urgently needed by incidents like the Carolina coal ash spill. The results will lead to a paradigm shift in water remediation efficacy assessment from methods that suffer from often biased and limited chemical information to a more reliable method that identifies realistic endpoints and better reflects the actual risks to receptors. This will provide timely and useful information needed to facilitate containment and response strategies development and, to help inform the public and government of any potential ecological and health impacts associated with the spill. |
资源类型: | 项目
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标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/97101
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Appears in Collections: | 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候减缓与适应
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Recommended Citation: |
April Gu. RAPID response: Assessment of Potential Ecological and Health Impact of Coal Ash Spill in Dan River North Carolina. 2013-01-01.
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