Arsenic Awareness Community Outreach in Bangladesh

Field Studies at Superfund Site in New Jersey

The Columbia Superfund Research Program investigates the health effects, geochemistry, and remediation of Arsenic (As) and Manganese (Mn), with a particular focus on groundwater.

The contamination of groundwater and soils with As and Mn is associated with major public health, remedial, and environmental policy problems both in the U.S. and abroad. Our interdisciplinary teams of bio-medical and geoscience researchers and students work with government scientists to better understand underlying exposure routes, pathophysiological mechanisms, and population dynamics that contribute to the risks from As and Mn and to translate new findings into effective policies that reduce environmental exposures and improve human health.

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Fieldwork photo Online Mapper, 'NPL Superfund Footprint: Site, Population, and Environmental Characteristics'

Projects and Cores

Project 1 - Health Effects of As Longitudinal Study (HEALS)

Evaluating health effects from arsenic in drinking water on adults in Araihazar, Bangladesh

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Project 2 - Consequences of As and Mn Exposure on Children

Investigating health effects from exposure to arsenic and manganese in water: conception to adolescence

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Project 3 - Impact of Nutrition on Arsenic-Induced Epigenetic Dysregulation

Elucidating molecular events underlying the effects of arsenic and folate on DNA methylation

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Project 4 - Arsenic, Iron, Sulfur and Organic Carbon Speciation, and Their Impact on Groundwater Arsenic

Seeking to determine impact of sediment mineralogy and related transformations on arsenic groundwater concentrations

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Project 5 - Application of Enhanced Mitigation Methods for Groundwater As at US Superfund Sites

Enhancing As remediation approaches

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Project 6 - Defining the Sustainable Uses of Low-As Aquifers in Bangladesh

Lowering As exposure for HEALS participants and understanding processes affecting water quality in low As aquifers

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Core A - Data Management Core

Providing safe, secure relational data management

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Core B - Trace Metals Core

Precisely measuring a broad range of metabolites, metals & proteins in biological specimens

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Core C - Biogeochemistry Core

Analyzing & assessing groundwater, sediments, and biomedical samples

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Core D - Hydrogeology Core

Providing hydrogeological expertise & tools

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Research Translation Core - RTC Collaborating with government & the NIEHS SRP: As & Mn Exposure in Groundwater

Facilitating constructive partnerships with EPA, ATSDR, state/local and other agencies

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Community Engagement Core - CEC Promoting Arsenic Testing and Treatment to Reduce Health Risks for Residents with Private Wells in Maine

Developing innovative community participatory tools to understand behavior and improve health for those at risk from arsenic exposure

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Administrative Core - Directing the Columbia University SRP: Health Effects and Geochemistry of Arsenic and Manganese

Supervising, coordinating, and guiding the CU SRP research projects and cores, thus ensuring that our Center maximizes its impact on improving public health

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Publications

March 2013

CU SRP scientists co-author EHP Arsenic paper with NIEHS researchers

January 2013

USGS Report on Estimated Probability of Arsenic in Groundwater from Bedrock Aquifers in New Hampshire, 2011 authored by Joseph D. Ayotte, Matthew Cahillane, Laura Hayes, and Keith W. Robinson

Announcements

April 2013

The first session will include two presentations on Arsenic on May 2, 2013 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm EDT

NYSDEC Division of Environmental Remediation is offering students with an opportunity to help NYC community groups on low-intenstity bioremediation projects and to develop informative web resources

Summary of the 48th Annual Geological Society of America Northeastern section meeting, March 17-19, 2013, Mount Washington

Maps

NPL Superfund Footprint Mapper

This interactive mapping tool created by the CU SRP Research Translation Core permits users to visualize critical data about inhabitants and areas near Superfund sites. The Mapper is unique compared to other environmental mapping services.


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U.S. Population within Four-Mile Buffers of Superfund Sites

This map displays the 2000 US Census Grid Population data for residents within 4-mile buffers of NPL sites based on locations provided by EPA and ATSDR.


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Spatial variability of Arsenic concentrations in 6000 tube wells in Araihazar, Bangladesh

Data collected and mapped by Columbia SRP scientists, led by Dr. Alexander van Geen.


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NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) Centers

Map with locations of the NIEHS SRP Headquarters and the SRP University Centers; each point can be clicked for information about the research programs and direct links to their web sites.url


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