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HSRC Center Compiles and Distributes Technical Information for Hurricane Evacuees

The South & Southwest HSRC has released a four-page publication with environmental information for Gulf Coast residents returning home in the aftermath of the recent hurricanes. Click here to download an electronic version of the publication.

Presentations Available On-Line from NATO Sediments Workshop in Slovak Republic

Technical presentations, many accompanied by audio from speakers, from the HSRC-coordinated NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, May 18-21, 2005. This conference was led by the South & Southwest HSRC. Click here to visit the conference presentation site.

Center Director Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Dr. Danny D. Reible, co-director of the Hazardous Substance Research Center/South & Southwest, has been elected into the National Academy of Engineering. Induction into this organization is widely considered the highest honor to be earned in the engineering profession. Click here for more information.

Research Abstracts Section Updated

Several of the HSRC centers recently funded a new round of research projects. This web site now contains summaries of most of these new projects.

Urban Environments Center Inaugurates Newsletter

The Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments (CHSUE) has begun publishing a quarterly newsletter that is available electronically on the Center's website at http://www.jhu.edu/hsrc/Newsletter.htm. The center's goal is to familiarize interested parties with recent activities conducted by the CHSUE, highlight progress with specific research and outreach projects, and list new publications and presentations.

2003 Research Progress Reports Available On The Web

Summaries of the 2003 progress on research projects funded by the five HSRCs are now available on this web site. Go to the end of each research abstract and click on "2003" to download a PDF file. Research abstracts are accessible on this page.

Three Research Briefs Recently Published by Western Region HSRC

The Western Region Hazardous Substance Research Center (WRHSRC) has recently published three research briefs that describe progress on currently funded projects. They are available at http://wrhsrc.oregonstate.edu/briefs/index.htm. These fact sheets cover the following topics: 1) field tools to measure redox potential in aquifers, 2) palladium catalysts as a tool to clean up halogenated volatile organic compounds in groundwater, and 3) the development of cometabolism to trigger the degradation of the contaminants. To receive more information about these projects, contact Garrett Jones at garrett.jones@orst.edu.

Proceedings of Center-Led NATO Institute in Prague Published as Book

A book with proceedings from the NATO Institute on on-site assessment and remediation of contaminated sites in Prague, Czech Republic, in 2001 has been published by Kluwer Academic Publishers.

The volume is entitled Innovative Approaches to the On-Site Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sites and available for purchase on the web at http://www.wkap.nl/prod/b/1-4020-0956-9. The institute was led by the South & Southwest HSRC and involved speakers from other centers.

Center for Urban Environments Selects Year-Three Research Projects

The Center for Hazardous Substances in Urban Environments, which focuses on typical environmental problems in the Northeast United States, has funded five projects for year three. Click here for more information. The center also co-sponsored a workshop at Johns Hopkins University June 2 to discuss basic processes pertinent to PAH and BTEX contamination.

Midwest HSRC Awards Funding for Three New Projects

The Midwest Hazardous Substance Research Center (MHSRC) recently awarded funding for three new research projects, which began October 2003. These studies will focus on phytoremediation of cyanide-contaminated soils, interaction of plants and volatile organic compounds in phytoremediation systems, and microfluidic biosensors for environmental monitoring. Click here for more information.