Texas Tech Awarded E.P.A. Grant

DALLAS - (Aug. 11, 2015) The E.P.A. (EPA) is awarding $374,510 to Texas Tech University through EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program. The university will develop a better approach to understand and predict individual and community level ecological effects of chemical contaminants in the environment.

"This research will help develop innovative methods to reduce chemical impacts on the environment and people's health," said E.P.A. Regional Administrator Ron Curry. "EPA's STAR plan is making these scientific advances possible."

The study is part of a $4 million grant to 6 universities to study the ecological impacts of manufactured chemicals, leading to better chemical risk assessments and decisions for protecting the environment.

EPA's STAR plan grants are part of EPA's Chemical Safety for Sustainability (CSS) research program's efforts to develop new methods to enhance chemical evaluation and support environmental sustainability. This research will use innovative methods to understand negative impacts of chemicals in ecological and human populations.

To learn more about these awards, visit: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/2014ecoimpacts/systems-based-research-fact-sheet-aug2015.pdf

For more information on CSS research: http://www2.epa.gov/chemical-research

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