Superfund Research Program
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Hazardous Waste Sites with On-Going Research
Blue Gap/Tachee Claim 28 Mine - Blue Gap, Arizona
- Project: University of New Mexico: Administrative Core
Research Types: Research Translation, Outreach or Community Engagement, Communication Activities
Research/Outreach: On-going - Project: University of New Mexico: Biomarkers and Mechanisms of Metal and Mixed Metal Exposures
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Epidemiology study
Research/Outreach: On-going - Project: University of New Mexico: Bioremediation by Integrating Plant-Fungi Symbiosis and Natural Minerals for Uptake of Metal Mixtures
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Ecology study, Fate and transport study
Research/Outreach: On-going - Project: University of New Mexico: Community Engagement Core
Research Types: Communication Activities, Outreach or Community Engagement, Research Translation, Training
Research/Outreach: On-going - Project: University of New Mexico: Data Management and Analysis Core
Research Types: Others
Research/Outreach: On-going - Project: University of New Mexico: Inhaled Mine-Site Derived Metal Particulate Matter Drives Pulmonary and Systemic Immune Dysregulation
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
Research/Outreach: On-going - Project: University of New Mexico: Mechanisms of Modulation of Gut Immunity by Ingested Uranium and Mixed Metal Exposures
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
Research/Outreach: On-going - Project: University of New Mexico: Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
Research Types: Communication Activities, Research Translation, Training
Research/Outreach: On-going - Project: University of New Mexico: Transport and Bioavailability of U and Co-Occurring Metals in Nanoparticulate Matter on Tribal Lands Affected by Mining Legacy
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Ecology study, Fate and transport study
Research/Outreach: On-going
Dine College, Tsaile, AZ - Tsaile, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Community Engagement Core
Project Investigator: Karletta Chief
Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement
Research/Outreach: On-going
Iron King Mine and Humboldt Smelter - Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Environmental Controls on Bioavailability of Arsenic and Toxic Metals
Project Investigator: Jon Chorover
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
Research/Outreach: On-going - Project: University of Arizona: Importance of Capping Material Properties in Remediation of Mine Tailings
Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Bench scale application of a new remediation technology
Research/Outreach: On-going
Monument Valley, Arizona, Processing Site - Arizona
- Project: GlycoSurf, LLC: Rhamnolipid-Based Remediation Technologies for Uranium and Rare Earth Element Contamination
Project Investigator: Chett Boxley
Research Types: Application of a new remediation technology as part of the remediation strategy
Research/Outreach: On-going
Tohono O'odham Community College - Sells, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Community Engagement Core
Project Investigator: Karletta Chief
Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement
Research/Outreach: On-going
Hazardous Waste Sites with Completed Research
Aerojet General Corp. - Rancho Cordova, California
- Project: University of California-Berkeley: Microbial Communities that Bioremediate Chemical Mixtures
Project Investigator: Jillian F. Banfield
Research Types: Field test of a new remediation
Research/Outreach: Completed
Asarco Hayden Plant - Hayden, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Prediction and Properties of Airborne Dust Arising from Mining Sites
Project Investigator: Eric A Betterton
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed
Blue Gap/Tachee Claim 28 Mine - Blue Gap, Arizona
- Project: University of New Mexico: Administrative Core
Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement, Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of New Mexico: Biostatistics and Data Management (BD) Core
Research Types: Others
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of New Mexico: Community Engagement Core
Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of New Mexico: Immobilization of U, As, and Co-occurring Metals in Mine Wastes
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of New Mexico: Mechanisms of Immune Dysregulation Produced by Uranium, Arsenic and Metal Mixtures
Research Types: Others
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of New Mexico: Modulation of Uranium and Arsenic Immune Dysregulation by Zinc
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of New Mexico: Research Translation Core
Research Types: Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of New Mexico: Toxic Metals in Airborne Particulate Matter Originating from Abandoned Uranium Mine (AUM) Sites
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of New Mexico: Training Core
Research Types: Training
Research/Outreach: Completed
Broadway-Pantano Landfill - Tucson, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Research Translation Core
Project Investigator: Mark L Brusseau
Research Types: Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed
City of Tucson Fuel Depot - Tucson, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Sequestration Processes for Attenuation and Treatment of Arsenic and other Toxic Elements in Mine Waters
Project Investigator: Mark L Brusseau
Research Types: Application of a new remediation technology as part of the remediation strategy, Fate and transport study
Research/Outreach: Completed
El Camino del Cerro Landfill WQARF Site - Tucson, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Sequestration Processes for Attenuation and Treatment of Arsenic and other Toxic Elements in Mine Waters
Project Investigator: Mark L Brusseau
Research Types: Fate and transport study
Research/Outreach: Completed
Frontier Fertilizer - Davis, California
- Project: University of California-Davis: Immunoassays for Human and Environmental Health Monitoring
Project Investigator: Bruce D Hammock
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
Research/Outreach: Completed
Iron King Mine and Humboldt Smelter - Dewey-Humboldt, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Community Engagement Core
Project Investigator: Karletta Chief
Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of Arizona: Prediction and Properties of Airborne Dust Arising from Mining Sites
Project Investigator: Eric A Betterton
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Field test of a new remediation, Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of Arizona: Research Translation Core
Project Investigator: Monica Ramirez-Andreotta
Research Types: Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of Arizona: Revegetation of Mining Wastes in Arid and Semiarid Environments: Plant-Microbe-Metal Interactions and Fertility Island Effects
Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology, Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Ecology study, Field test of a new remediation, Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of Arizona: Toxicological Impact of Mine Tailings Dust on Lung Epithelial Barrier Function
Project Investigator: Robert Clark Lantz
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
Research/Outreach: Completed
Klondyke Tailings, WQARF site - Willcox, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Revegetation of Mining Wastes in Arid and Semiarid Environments: Plant-Microbe-Metal Interactions and Fertility Island Effects
Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
Research Types: Bench scale application of a new remediation technology, Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Ecology study, Field test of a new remediation, Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed
Mare Island Naval Shipyard - Vallejo, California
- Project: University of California-Davis: Interdisciplinary Training Core
Project Investigator: Daniel P.Y. Chang
Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement
Research/Outreach: Completed
McGrath Lake - California
- Project: University of California-Riverside: Exploring the Importance of Aging in Contaminant Bioavailability and Remediation
Project Investigator: Jay Gan, Daniel Schlenk
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
Research/Outreach: Completed
Motorola, Inc. (52nd Street Plant) Superfund site - Phoenix, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Community Engagement Core
Project Investigator: James A. Field
Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of Arizona: Research Translation Core
Project Investigator: Mark L Brusseau
Research Types: Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Natural Gas Compressor Stations - Hinkley, California
- Project: University of California-Berkeley: Research Translation Core
Project Investigator: James R. Hunt
Research Types: Others
Research/Outreach: Completed
Page Ranch Landfill - Oracle, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Sequestration Processes for Attenuation and Treatment of Arsenic and other Toxic Elements in Mine Waters
Project Investigator: Mark L Brusseau
Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement
Research/Outreach: Completed
Palos Verdes Shelf - Palos Verdes Peninsula, California
- Project: University of California-Riverside: Exploring the Importance of Aging in Contaminant Bioavailability and Remediation
Project Investigator: Jay Gan, Daniel Schlenk
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
Research/Outreach: Completed
Phoenix-Goodyear Airport (PGA) - Phoenix, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Community Engagement Core
Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of Arizona: Sequestration Processes for Attenuation and Treatment of Arsenic and other Toxic Elements in Mine Waters
Project Investigator: Mark L Brusseau
Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement, Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed
San Pedro River Mine Tailings Site, AZ (Bureau of Land management) - Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Revegetation of Mining Wastes in Arid and Semiarid Environments: Plant-Microbe-Metal Interactions and Fertility Island Effects
Project Investigator: Raina M Maier
Research Types: Application of a new remediation technology as part of the remediation strategy, Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Ecology study, Field test of a new remediation, Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed
Silverbell Landfill WQARF site - Tucson, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Sequestration Processes for Attenuation and Treatment of Arsenic and other Toxic Elements in Mine Waters
Project Investigator: Mark L Brusseau
Research Types: Fate and transport study
Research/Outreach: Completed
Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine - Clearlake, California
- Project: University of California-Davis: Immunoassays for Human and Environmental Health Monitoring
Project Investigator: Bruce D Hammock
Research Types: Collection of samples for off-site analysis
Research/Outreach: Completed
Tucson International Airport Area (TIAA) Superfund Site - Tucson, Arizona
- Project: University of Arizona: Community Engagement Core
Project Investigator: James A. Field
Research Types: Outreach or Community Engagement
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of Arizona: Research Translation Core
Project Investigator: Mark L Brusseau
Research Types: Research Translation
Research/Outreach: Completed - Project: University of Arizona: Sequestration Processes for Attenuation and Treatment of Arsenic and other Toxic Elements in Mine Waters
Project Investigator: Mark L Brusseau
Research Types: Application of a new remediation technology as part of the remediation strategy, Bench scale application of a new remediation technology, Collection of samples for off-site analysis, Fate and transport study, Field test of a new remediation
Research/Outreach: Completed