1. Symposium Introduction PERCH Project Outcomes
Center for Environmental
Diagnostics and Bioremediation
(CEDB)
K. Ranga Rao
Professor Emeritus
Symposium Introduction
PERCH Project Outcomes
Oct. 26, 2009

2. PERCH Partnership for Environmental Research and Community Health
University of West Florida (UWF) Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation (CEDB)
Escambia County Health Department (ECHD)
Santa Rosa County Health Department (SRCHD)
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3. Directed Source Funding to UWF (Congressional Appropriations)
FY 2002, 2006
CDC grants ( ; ), Environmental Health Studies in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties
FY 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
EPA cooperative agreement ( ), Assessment of Environmental Pollution and Community Health in Northwest Florida

4. Construction of an Environmental Bibliography for Northwest Florida
EPA cooperative agreement ( ), Assessment of Environmental Pollution and Community Health in Northwest Florida
Construction of an Environmental Bibliography for Northwest Florida
Carl Mohrherr (UWF – CEDB ) & Paul Williford (UWF-Library)
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5. Michael Chang (Georgia Institute of Technology)
EPA cooperative agreement ( ), Assessment of Environmental Pollution and Community Health in Northwest Florida
Air Quality Studies
Michael Chang (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Phase 1: Analysis of existing information sources
Phase 2: Collection of high temporal resolution atmospheric chemical and physical data
Phase 3: Modeling and analysis approach to identify primary contributors to PM, ozone, and air toxics pollution, and quantify their relative contributions to local ambient concentrations
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6. Human Health Outcomes Analysis
EPA Cooperative Agreement ( ), Assessment of Environmental Pollution and Community Health in Northwest Florida
Human Health Outcomes Analysis
Zip Code Level Studies (James Studnicki, USF)
Proximity Studies (Johan Liebens, UWF)
Geospatial Statistical Analyses (Zhiyong Hu, UWF)
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7. EPA Cooperative Agreement ( ), Assessment of Environmental Pollution and Community Health in Northwest Florida
Atmospheric deposition of mercury and trace metals to the Pensacola Bay watershed
Jane Caffrey (UWF-CEDB) & William Landing (FSU)

8. EPA Cooperative Agreement ( ), Assessment of Environmental Pollution and Community Health in Northwest Florida
Pollution of surface soils in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.
Johan Liebens (UWF)

9. Carl Mohrherr, Johan Liebens, & Joe Lepo (UWF)
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EPA Cooperative Agreement ( ), Assessment of Environmental Pollution and Community Health in Northwest Florida
Pollutants in the sediments of urban bayous (Texar, Chico, & Grande) and Escambia Bay/River
Carl Mohrherr, Johan Liebens, & Joe Lepo (UWF)
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BAYOU CHICO
BAYOU GRANDE
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10. EPA Cooperative Agreement ( ), Assessment of Environmental Pollution and Community Health in Northwest Florida
Accumulation of Pollutants in Fish and Shellfish
Richard Snyder (UWF-CEDB) and Natalie Karouna-Renier (UWF-CEDB, currently at USGS)

11. Mercury Levels in Hair Samples from Child-Bearing Age Women
CDC Grants ( ; ), Environmental Health Studies in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties
Human Health Studies
Clinical Toxicology and Health Evaluations of Communities Near Superfund Sites
Mercury Levels in Hair Samples from Child-Bearing Age Women
Environmental Follow-Up Assessments For Children With Elevated Blood Lead Levels
John Lanza (FDOH-ECHD) and
Natalie Karouna-Renier (UWF-CEDB, currently at USGS)
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