This Project Grant from the US Geological Survey, under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805), provides $469,361 to The Ohio State University Office of Sponsored Programs from January 2023 to January 2026. The funding will support field observations and numerical simulations to enhance understanding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) deposition impacts on hydrologic systems in Ohio. Researchers will deploy air and plant samplers near...
This Project Grant award (G25AP00169) from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) provides $619,292 in funding to Oregon State University (OSU) from February 4, 2025 through February 3, 2027. The project aims to investigate the sources, environmental pathways, and potential health risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fish from the Columbia Slough and Columbia River in Oregon. Key activities...
This $558,203 federal Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) supports research at Purdue University to study the bioaccumulation and biotransformation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in aquatic environments. Key project activities include: Integrating microfluidic sensors for rapid PFAS detection, field sampling of biofilms and macroinvertebrates, identifying factors influencing...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) will provide $512,496 to Purdue University over 2.5 years to develop and validate a robust laboratory method for quantifying per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in complex environmental matrices. The key focus is on evaluating a hydrogen peroxide oxidative pretreatment approach to improve extraction and analysis of understudied PFAS...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) provides $689,106.64 to Purdue University to investigate the impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the microbiomes of various fish species. The researchers will conduct laboratory experiments on fathead minnows exposed to PFAS, analyze the microbial diversity and potential alterations caused by PFAS, and perform field validation by...
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Project Grant award for $620,000 aims to investigate the molecular-level impacts of daily environmental cycling on the fate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) precursors in a constructed wetland system. The award is funded under the USGS Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805). Key objectives include: 1) Identifying PFAS precursor presence, fate, and transport in the wetland water column and sediments; 2)...
This $500,000 project grant from the US Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes federal grant program (CFDA 15.805) will fund a multi-year study at the University of New Hampshire investigating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in New Hampshire lake ecosystems. The study aims to determine concentrations and profiles of 40 PFAS compounds, including precursors and terminal compounds, in sediments, water, and benthic and pelagic organisms in...
The US Geological Survey, through its Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes federal grant program (CFDA 15.805), awarded Purdue University $487,497 for its project titled "PFAS Precursor Bioaccumulation and Biotransformation in Agriculturally Impacted Wetland Food Webs." The project will study the in vivo transformation and ecological effects of polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) precursors in wetlands located in Indiana. Specifically, the researchers...
This National Science Foundation project grant award of $492,628 supports collaborative research towards better understanding the atmospheric fate of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Funded under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050), the research will quantify thermodynamic properties influencing PFAS phase partitioning, estimate atmospheric lifetimes against hydroxyl radical chemistry, and investigate reaction mechanisms. Beginning September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025, the...
This $558,005 Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) will fund a 3-year study on the occurrence, bioaccumulation, and biomagnification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in natural and constructed wetlands. The key objectives are to: 1) understand if PFAS concentrations increase through the wetland food chain and evaluate the ability of wetlands to remove these chemicals; 2)...