FOA-Estimating
Children’s Soil and Dust Ingestion Rates for Exposure Science
(EPA-G2020-STAR-D1); August 5, 2020
Agency
US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Description
The
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to
Achieve Results (STAR) program, is asking the scientific community to propose
transdisciplinary research to better characterize the variability and reduce
uncertainty in the estimates of chemical exposures via soil and dust ingestion
rates for children aged 6 months through 6 years by developing or applying
innovative approaches/methods to estimate soil and dust ingestion rates.
This solicitation provides the opportunity for the submission of applications
for projects that may involve human subjects
research.
Research
Area: Innovative approaches/methods to estimate children’s soil and dust
ingestion rates: Develop
or apply innovative methods to estimate soil and dust ingestion. These can
include improving and enhancing existing ingestion rate methodologies or new
methodologies, such as the non-targeted analysis approach. Understanding the
chemicals (toxicant content) that are present in soil and dust and how much
those chemicals would be ingested is the main research focus. The proposed
research plan should include new or existing analysis or screening of chemicals
present in the soil and dust being studied. Expected Outputs: Expected outputs
include innovative approaches/methods to better estimate chemical exposures via
soil and dust ingestion rates and updated distributional estimates of exposure
factors and data that are arrayed by life stage/age group which can be used by
environmental exposure risk assessors, public health professionals, and
environmental remediators.
Announcement
Number:
EPA-G2020-STAR-D1
Closing
Date:
Aug
5, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=327254
Contact
Information
Intaek
Hahn
202-564-4377