This $619,292 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) will fund a 2-year research project at Oregon State University (OSU) to investigate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in fish from the Columbia Slough and Columbia River in Oregon. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing detailed chemical fingerprints to distinguish PFAS sources, such as aqueous...
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 $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)...
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $620,000 Project Grant under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) to Colorado State University to conduct a 3-year research project on the fate and transformation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a diatom-dominated constructed wetland environment. The project will focus on understanding how daily environmental cycles (diel cycling) impact the abiotic and biotic transformation of PFAS...
This federal Project Grant award, with an obligated amount of $619,816.00, is funded by the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805). The award supports research to investigate the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on biogeochemical cycling, fate, and transport in wetlands. Key research objectives include identifying impacts of wetland biogeochemical processes on PFAS remediation, determining plant uptake...
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...
This $558,346 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 the University of Nebraska on the release, adsorption, and biotransformation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at the water-sediment interface in agricultural watersheds. The key objectives are to: 1) measure the kinetics of PFAS release from decomposed biosolids and adsorption to sediments under anaerobic...
The University of Florida, Division of Sponsored Research, was awarded a $555,199 project grant from the U.S. Geological Survey under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) to conduct a 3-year study on the fate, trophic uptake, and toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. The key objectives are to: (1) characterize the seasonal diversity and concentration of 90 PFAS in water, sediment, and seagrass; (2)...
This $689,106.64 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805). The grant will fund researchers at Purdue University to investigate the impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the microbiomes of various fish species in both laboratory and field settings. Key activities include laboratory experiments on fathead minnows exposed to PFAS, genomics research to measure impacts on...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) provides $558,345.00 to Purdue University to investigate the distribution, fate, and impacts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the Lake Michigan ecosystem. The project will assess PFAS accumulation in tissues of various fish species through lab experiments and field sampling, as well as measure biochemical and transcriptomic...