Reuse In Rhode Island:
a state-based approach to complex exposures
Director: Kim Boekelheide, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-Director: Eric Suuberg, Sc.D., P.E.
The Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) at Brown University, titled "REUSE IN RI: A State-Based Approach To Complex Exposures"” embodies the key elements that guide us — the focus is on MIXED EXPOSURES, taking a state-based approach to environmental health research, technology development, and contaminated land re-use with RHODE ISLAND as our laboratory. Our SBRP brings together scientists from different backgrounds to work together in building aninterdisciplinary, cooperative and synergistic enterprise. Our biomedical researchers aim to develop new approaches to evaluating toxicant responses that can be applied to real world exposure scenarios involving complex mixtures. Our engineering researchers extend their laboratory-based research to modeling and remediation of complex polluted sites using novel materials and strategies. These research efforts are coordinated into three Interdisciplinary Focus Areas — Nanotechnologies & Metals, Molecular Epidemiology & Reproduction, and Semi-volatile Organics & Vapor Intrusion. Our research translation activities provide knowledge and services to government, business, the legal community, and the medical profession. Our community outreach activities aid contaminated communities in remediation planning, public education, and community capacity-building. Together with our team members from the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), we work to expand the understanding of the human health consequences and management of contaminated sites in Rhode Island and other post-industrial states.
