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Tribal Science Priorities
Region 9 2009
Tribal/EPA Annual Conference
What is Science?
Process by which we explain and demystifies the world around us through the objective of gathering and analyzing data
National Tribal Science Priorities
Science topics/ areas of particular interest or concern that majority of Tribes in the nation agree to set them as high priorities
What is most important or what matters most for Tribes on a national scope
WHY?
EPA & other fed agencies can provide supports to Tribes.
Scientific resources (technical information)
Training & Workshops$$$
Current National Tribal Science Priorities
• Asthma• Climate Change• Dioxin• Endocrine
Disruptors• Mercury• Mold• Risk Assessment
• Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care Products in Wastewater
• Quality Assurance Project Plans
• Water Quality Standards
http://www.epa.gov/OSP/tribes/key.htm
Asthma is of concern in Indian Countrychronic lung disease that affects > 20
million people in US. Most common chronic childhood health
problem (> 6 million children nation-wide) It causes airways in lungs to become
restricted & can result in life-threatening breathing problems & life-threatening.
is often triggered by environmental irritants and allergens (e.g. secondhand smoke, dust, molds, dust mites, cockroaches & pet dander)
Links to Resources on Asthma:
♦National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/index.htm#asthma)
♦EPA's (www.epa.gov/asthma)
♦National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/conditions/asthma)
♦Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Air Pollution and Respiratory Health (www.cdc.gov/asthma)
EPA R9 FY09/10 Science Priorities
• Health Effects of Monochloramine Used as Drinking Water Disinfectant
• Co-Benefits of Climate Change & Air Quality Regulation• Relationship Between Short-Lived Air Pollution• Advanced Technical Tools fro Determining CWA
Jurisdiction• Global Climate Change in The Arid Southwest & Impacts
to Tribal Communities• Pesticides in Water & Sediment• Green Building: Health Effects & Lifecycle• Vapor Intrusion: Improved Tools for Site-Specific
Validation of Predictive Models
What Next?
EPA• Address current tribal science priorities
for Tribes
Tribes• ID new national science priorities of
particular concerns that Tribes throughout USA would like EPA to concentrate on assisting Tribes