A CASE STUDY IN TRIBAL-UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION: AIR AIR SAMPLING ON THE SWINOMISH SAMPLING ON THE SWINOMISH RESERRESERVVAATIONTION

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Working TogetherNorthwest Tribal Engagement in Superfund Research

Kim A. AndersonEnvironmental and Molecular Toxicology Dept, Oregon State University Kim.anderson@orst.edu

Jamie DonatutoSwinomish Indian Tribal Community, Washingtonjdonatuto@swinomish.nsn.us

Swinomish Tribal Community Priorities

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March Point Oil Refineries

Swinomish Tribal Community Priorities

Food for the body, food for the spirit.

Swinomish Tribal Community PrioritiesSwinomish fishing docSwinomish fishing dockks s at dawn...at dawn...

The clam wind still has a voice

Community-University collaboration

How to make it happen, LISTEN TO:

Tribal-University collaboration C it U i it ll b ti

How to make it happen, LISTEN TO:

Tribal Community Interest

Tribal Community Chemistry Data Needs

Concern about lack of tribal community specific information

Estimating exposure concentration

Understanding Environmental Factors on Diseases… MUST developp new bio-analytical tools to measure exposurey p

L.S. Birnbaum, EHP, 2010

TRUST: Quality Assurance Program PlanDefensible Unbiased DataDefensible, Unbiased Data

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BRIDGES

Environmental Toxicology

Environmental

Environmental Chemistry

Toxicology

Toxico-kineticsConcentrations

For example:source, route,

quantity

For example:Uptake, metabolism,

elimination

Bioavailability

Environmental Fate

For example:

Toxico-dynamics

For example: effects

Bioavailability

For example: transport,

distribution, degradation

For example: effects across levels of

biological organization

Exposure Effect7

Beyond Chemical Analysis…Concern about lack of tribal specific informationConcern about lack of tribal specific information

Exposure dose (p (expposure concentration)) Chemical mixtures

Predicting environmental fate

Integration of space-time into health risk framework

Ambient rough estimate

Bio monitoring transient estimate Bio-monitoring transient estimate

Multi-media (water, air, …)

Tribal specific locations, uniqp , ue activitiesq

Spatial and temporal questions well suited to technology

Adequate biological surrogatePassive Sampling Device Adequate biological surrogate

Testing: Testing: Deploy and

Validate PSD at Validate PSD at Swinomish field sites

Tribal Community Chemistry Data NeedsBuilding knowledge, filling information gaps

Good communication

How to make it happen…

Lane Tidwell, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Graduate Research Associate, Oregon State UnU i it D l i B t V i f th i iversity. Deploying a Beta Version of the passive sampler in the Gulf of Mexico, May, 2010

Identify field sites of interest to Swinomish Tribal to Swinomish Tribal Community

Set-up test field sites Set-up test field sites

“Hope” sites are not bulldozed bulldozed

Stay tuned to PART B

Tribal Community InterestHow to make it happen…T ib l C it I t t

J ei D t t & Jam Ai Donatuto & Anna Harding –drive the IRB process Previous expertise critical

Material and Data Sharing AgreementAgreement Ownership Data access security Data access, security Confidentiality ….

Building Collaborations & Training13

Post Swinomish “leveling” project-Even the best made plansBuilding CapacityBuilding Capacity…

Train Swinomish staff to deploy and retrieve PSD

Develop sampling strategy and pilot field exercise

Chain of Custody, Ch i f C t d Quality Assurance

Technical skills for trace residue trace residue environmental sampling

congener profileAnalyzing the chemical ‘fingerprint’ in a congener profile

A CASE STUDY IN COMMUNITY-UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION: MICRO-SCALE DATA FOR REMEDIATION AT A SUPERFUND SITEMICRO SCALE DATA FOR REMEDIATION AT A SUPERFUND SITE

McCormick & BaxterMcCormick & Baxter

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Working TogetherMcCormick and Baxter Superfund Remediation

McCormick & Baxter Superfund siteMiMicro scalle & T & Temporall NEW i NEW infformatition f for O Oregon DEQ DEQ

Creosote site

Willamette River

McCormick & Baxter remediation

PSD TECHNOLOGY

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McCormick & Baxter total bioavailable PAH concentration

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Science Supporting Society

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New Technology

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MINDFUL INFORMATION

Acknowledggements

Funding: Collaborators:P42 ES016465 (PI Williams Project Leader Swinomish ndian Tribal CommunityP42 ES016465 I(PI Williams, Project Leader Swinomish Indian Tribal CommunityAnderson, Analytical Core leader Anderson) Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian P30 ES000210 (PI Beckman) ReservationR21 ES020120 (PI Anderson)UN FAO GEF, (Co-PIs: Jepson, Anderson, Jenkins) Oregon Dept of Environmental Quality

Kevin Parrot and Scott ManzanoCollaborators:Oregon State University Grand Isle State Park, LA, T. AugustineProfessor Robert Tanguay, SRP Co-I MS Gulf Port Harbor Master, DJ ZigglerProfessor Anna Harding, Co IAnna - Mobile AL Ben Secour National Refugre, J. IssacsProfessor Harding, Co IProfessor Dashwood, Linus Pauling Institute, CCP

Mobile AL Ben Secour National Pensacola

Refugre, J. FL Gulf Islands National Seashore, R.

Issacs

Core, David Yu, PhD. (Ames) Hoggard

Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryKatrina Waters PhDKatrina Waters, PhD

Acknowledggements

http://fses.oregonstate.edu

GULF Outreach

http://oregonstate.edu/superfund/oilspill

Kevin Hobbie Nick Hamilton Greg Sower, PhDTed Haigh, PhD Jorge Padilla Angie Perez, PhDMelissa McCartney Kristin Pierre Lucas Quarles MSMelissa McCartne Kristin Pierre L cas Q arles, MSGlenn Wilson Nathan Rooney Solysa VisalliJennifer Przybyla Kyle Tidwell Margarett CorviSarah Allan Brian Smith, PhD O. Krissanakriang, PhDNorm Forsbergg D. Sethajintanin, PhD Steven O’Connell Not pictured:

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Lane Tidwell Jeremy Riggle, PhDPhil Janney Julie Layshock, PhD. Ricky Scott W Hillwalker, PhD