Superfund Basic Research Program

Hiram Sarabia of UCSD SBRP Recieves Environmental Award from U.S. EPA R9

Hiram Sarabia of the UCSD SBRP Research Translation and Community Outreach Core, along with several other tribal government representatives, community organizations and researchers, received the 2007 U.S. EPA Environmental Award for a multi-year effort to address priority environmental health issues dealing with drinking water in indigenous communities along the U.S. Mexico Border. This multi-year effort began with a comprehensive evaluation the contamination levels in drinking water and environmental health surveys in several indigenous communities in the Baja California, Mexico that culminated in important investments by the Mexican Government, U.S. EPA Border 2012 program and the Pala Band of Mission Indians to bring clean drinking water to these remote and vulnerable communities. The later represents an important milestone, model and success story for addressing environmental health issues along the U.S-Mexico border that highlights the importance of multidisciplinary research and collaboration. Presently, the UCSD SBRP is engaged in this project by providing technical assistance and also the capacity to monitor a wide-array of contaminants in drinking water.

To learn more about the 2007 U.S. EPA Environmental Awards:
http://www.epa.gov/region09/awards/index.html#federal

To learn more about UCSD’s SBRP collaboration with other tribal communities: http://superfund.ucsd.edu/support/int_cores/outreach_core.php

09/16 at 11:02 AM in Research Support Cores • Community Outreach Core • (0) Comments