The Iowa Superfund Research Program

The Iowa Superfund Research Program (ISRP) is a research center directed by Keri Hornbuckle at the University of Iowa and is a collaboration between faculty, staff, and students in College of Medicine, College of Public Health, College of Pharmacy, College of Engineering, and the Public Policy Center. It is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and is titled: Semi-volatile PCBs: Sources, Exposures, Toxicities, Remediation. These are the projects and cores that are part of the isrp:

• Airborne PCBs and their Metabolites: Risk Factors for Adverse Neruodevelopmental Outcomes in Adolescence (Project 1)
• The Role of Airborne PCBs in Adipogenesis, Adipose Function, and Metabolic Syndrome (Project 2)
• The AESOP Study: Airborne Exposure to Semi-volatile Organic Pollutants (Project 3)
• Sources of Airborne PCB Congeners  (Project 4)
• Mitigating Airborne PCB Emissions from Sediments with Black Carbon Materials and PCB-Degrading Biofilms (Project 5)
• Administrative Core
• Data Management and Analysis Core
• Community Engagement Core
• Research Experience and Training Coordination Core
• Synthesis Core
• Analytical Core

The Analytical Core uses Priority Analysis Plans to prioritize resources for projects that will lead to a publication (click to download template).

See currently prioritized activities and standard operating procedures.