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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (8)

Arsenic Mobilization in Bangladesh Groundwater
The Earth Institute at Columbia University

This project contributes to the understanding of the geochemical and hydrological factors that control the As cycle in groundwater flow systems, which is a critical component of the program called . . . More »

Department/Center
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
Location
Bangladesh

Assessment and Remediation of Arsenic Enrichments in Groundwater
The Earth Institute at Columbia University

The overall objective of this project is to determine to what extent interactions between arsenic, iron, and oxygen can account for variations in dissolved As levels in aquifers and in effluents . . . More »

Department/Center
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
Location
Bangladesh

Environmental Lead, Reproduction, and Infant Development
Mailman School of Public Health

Continues to study the relation of chronic lead (Pb) exposure to several health outcomes during childhood. This large prospective cohort study founded upon a previous study of pregnancy outcome, . . . More »

Department/Center
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Location
Serbia and Montenegro

Genetic Abnormalities in Esophageal Cancer
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Collaborative research on the causation and pathogenesis of esophageal cancer in a high-risk region of China. . . . More »

Department/Center
Department of Medicine
Location
China

Manganese Occupational Exposure: Biological Monitoring, Prevention, and Mechanism Investigation
Mailman School of Public Health

Manganese has replaced lead as an additive to gasoline in Europe and North America. Environmental exposure to this toxic metal has recently become a major public-health concern. Occupational exposure . . . More »

Department/Center
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Location
China

NIEHS/EPA Superfund Basic Research Program: Health Effects and Geochemistry of Arsenic and Lead
Mailman School of Public Health

The primary goal of this program is to obtain new knowledge and to train multidisciplinary pre- and post-doctoral students regarding the bioavailability of soil lead in humans and the . . . More »

Department/Center
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Locations
Bangladesh, United States of America

Redistribution of Arsenic and other contaminants at sites in New Jersey and Maine
The Earth Institute at Columbia University

The central aim of our project is to improve understanding of processes that control As transport in aqueous systems. We selected two representative Superfund sites characterized by a wide range of . . . More »

Department/Center
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
Location
United States of America

U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research Program in Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis.
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Joint U.S.-Japan yearly workshops in mutagenesis and carcinogenesis and a scientist-exchange research program plus sharing of reagents and research materials. . . . More »

Department/Center
Department of Medicine
Location
Japan





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