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VISIMO’s ML Toolkit for Grey Literature Screening will reduce bias in, and improve accuracy of, systematic reviews (SRs) for chemical risk assessment. Grey literature is notoriously difficult to screen and tag, and despite its importance, researchers often exclude grey literature from their SRs due to necessity. VISIMO’s Toolkit will enable researchers to filter full documents of all types and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has exposed weaknesses in society’s ability to rapidly respond to a global public health problem. SARS-CoV-2 and variants are highly contagious and can cause mild to extremely severe disease and death. It is believed that the main route for transmission is aerosol droplets naturally discharged from an infected person. XCMR is developing breakthrough res ...

Veriflux is intended to provide differential visibility across waste supply chains, be they disposed waste, recycled waste or waste feedstock for renewable energy. Our goal in providing traceability is to increase efficiencies throughout the supply chain, identify new and expanded opportunities for diversion and reuse, and assist government at the federal, state and local level with ensuring and e ...

This project will develop an engineered soil product and process that repurpose waste-stream glass into soil suitable for horticultural and green infrastructure projects. The project supports the EPA's goal to improve sustainable materials management. Recycling of solid waste materials, like glass, remains challenging to cities due to costs of recycling in comparison to landfill disposal. Process ...

Acidic metal-contaminated mine water impacts tens of thousands of miles of streams in the US. Treatment requires neutralization of acidity followed by precipitation and management of the metals. Conventional mine water treatment systems use lime (CaO) or caustic (NaOH) to generate acid-neutralizing alkalinity. The high cost of these conventional technologies has contributed to the bankruptcies of ...

This project will develop an engineered soil product, and engineered process, that repurposes city-wide waste-stream glass into a soil product suitable for horticultural and green infrastructure projects. The project supports the EPA's goal to improve sustainable materials management to conserve materials and resources. Recycling of solid waste materials, like glass, remains challenging to urban s ...

Around the world communities are discovering that Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances or PFAS are commonly found in the environment. Scientific studies have linked exposure to PFAS to various adverse health effects, including altered metabolism, infertility, reduced fetal growth, disruption of hormonal and immune systems. There are several ways people can be exposed to PFAS including ingesting con ...

We propose to develop an innovative, inexpensive process to destroy poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and provide safe drinking water to millions of U.S. residents.Need. PFASs are highly resistant to breakdown in the environment and pose risks to developmental, immune, metabolic, and endocrine health. The drinking water supplies for millions of U.S. residents exceed the U.S. EPA’s life ...

Contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has become an immense environmental issue in the US in recent years. PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals, the most common being perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), that are very persistent in the environment and cause adverse health effects in humans upon exposure. This year, 610 locations in 43 states, ...

Conventional methods of treating contaminated mine waters with lime (Ca(OH)2 and CaO) and caustic (NaOH) are expensive to construct and operate. Limestone (CaCO3) is 1/8 to 1/40 the cost of lime and caustic, respectively, and is commonly used in passive mine water treatment systems. The generation of alkalinity from limestone is limited by calcite solubility. Where mine waters are contaminated wit ...