Superfund Research Program
The MIT Superfund Research Program: A Systems Approach for the Protection of Human Health from Hazardous Chemicals
Center Director: Bevin P. Engelward
Grant Number: P42ES027707
Funding Period: 2017-2027
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Research Briefs
- 359 - User-friendly Technology Detects NDMA in Water -- Swager
Release Date: 11/06/2024A new technology, developed by researchers at the NIEHS-funded Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center, can detect the contaminant N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in water. This breakthrough tool offers a quick way to monitor NDMA by triggering a visible color change when light interacts with the contaminated solution.
- 324 - Combined Approach Sheds Light on Global Cancer Risk -- Selin
Release Date: 12/01/2021About 90% of the global lung cancer risk from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) does not come from benzo(a)pyrene, according to a study funded by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP). Some of these compounds are not regularly monitored.
- 306 - Three-Dimensional Cell Model Enhances DNA Damage Testing -- Engelward
Release Date: 06/03/2020Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center scientists developed a new platform, known as the SpheroidChip analysis method, to rapidly test for DNA damage in three-dimensional (3D) cell models. Development was led by Bevin Engelward, Sc.D., at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.