100th Research Brief published. (NIEHS News).The NIEHS/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and Superfund Basic Research Program The Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) was created within the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in 1986 under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). (SBRP SBRP Superfund Basic Research Program SBRP Schachbund Rheinland-Pfalz SBRP South Bend Raceway Park (North Liberty, IN) SBRP Scottish Borders Rural Partnership (UK) SBRP Special Bridge Replacement Program ) reached an important milestone in April 2003 with the release of its 100th Research Brief. Since their inception in 1997, these publications have been a key component of the SBRP's efforts to disseminate dis·sem·i·nate v. dis·sem·i·nat·ed, dis·sem·i·nat·ing, dis·sem·i·nates v.tr. 1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed. 2. its latest findings and demonstrate how environmental health science and remediation research contribute to reducing human health risk and improving decision making for hazardous site cleanups. Each Research Brief summarizes significant peer-reviewed findings from SBRP-funded research, translating the science into language appropriate for diverse audiences. The 100th issue provides an historical overview of the briefs and categorizes the first 99 issues by research area. The briefs are distributed via e-mail on the first Wednesday of each month to more than 2,600 scientists in 27 countries. Subscribers include federal and state government employees, academicians, remediation and engineering professionals, and advocacy groups. Throughout the year, SBRP staff review materials submitted by the program's 19 grantee An individual to whom a transfer or conveyance of property is made. In a case involving the sale of land, the buyer is commonly known as the grantee. grantee n. universities to select topics for inclusion in the Research Briefs. The staff also regularly search the scientific literature to identify late-breaking advances of interest to the briefs' readership read·er·ship n. 1. The readers of a publication considered as a group. 2. Chiefly British The office of a reader at a university. . SBRP staff envision using the Research Briefs as a model for other communication efforts, possibly developing briefs in a format specifically for lay audiences. The Research Briefs as well as subscription information are available at http:// www-apps.niehs.nih.gov/sbrp/RB2000/ RB.cfm. Up-to-date listings by research area are located at http://www-apps.niehs. nih.gov/sbrp/RB2000/rbcategories.htm. |
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