Physiology and Related Research Activities at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Christopher J. Gordon, Ph.D. Toxicity Assessment Division Neurotoxicology.

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Physiology and Related Research Activities at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Christopher J. Gordon, Ph.D. Toxicity Assessment Division Neurotoxicology Branch U.S. EPA Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

LABORATORIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS Office of Air and Radiation Office of Enforcement Office of Pesticide Programs Office of Water Office of Research and Development National Health Effects and Environmental Research Laboratory

National Health Effects and Environmental Research Laboratory (NHEERL) Agency's focal point for scientific research on the effects of contaminants and environmental stressors on human health and ecosystem integrity Helps the Agency to evaluate the risks that pollution poses to humans and ecosystems Fosters cooperative research projects with academic and other scientific institutions which compliment the objectives of the EPA

● ● ● ● ● Research Triangle Park, NC Gulf Breeze, FL Narragansett, RI Corvallis, ORDuluth, MN Human health effects Fresh water & marine ecology Marine ecosystem/population dynamics Watershed ecology/toxic effects Watershed monitoring/assessment

Gulf Breeze, Florida

Narragansett, RI

Corvallis, OR

Duluth, MN

Research Triangle Park, NC

Research Triangle Park Durham Raleigh Chapel Hill University of North CarolinaNorth Carolina State University Duke University North Carolina Central University 10 miles 15 miles Glaxo Research Triangle Institute IBM NIEHS Bayer Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (established in early 1960’s) A Unique Interaction between Academic, Government, and Industry

Human Health Effects Research in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Reproductive Cardiovascular Inhalation Pharmacokinetics Carcinogenesis Modeling Human studies 48 Principal Investigator and 120 technical staff.

NHEERL Quick Links Clean Air Clean/Safe Water Safe Communities Sound Science Air Toxics Aquatic Stressors Drinking Water Ecosystem Effects Ecosystems Protection Endocrine Disruptors Global Climate Change Human Health Effects Human Health Risk Particulate Matter Quality Environmental Information Sensitive Subpopulations And Children's Health Some Specific Research Initiatives in NHEERL

Brief History BS/MS University of Idaho Ph.D. Physiology, University of Illinois Joined EPA in1980 to study thermoregulatory effects of radiofrequency radiation 1985 Effects of environmental toxicants on thermoregulatory system-nervous system Current status: Research 75%, Administrative 25% (IACUC Chair)

Research Situation in NHEERL Team oriented projects Freedom to purse new areas of study Outside collaboration encouraged Publications encouraged; internal review for policy implications Serve on grant review panels Serve as journal reviewer and on editorial boards