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. 2016 Jun 1;9(3):85–92. doi: 10.1089/env.2016.0006

Table 1.

Timeline of CTUIR-OSU Partnership and Products

Date Event
2003 Awarded: EPA-STAR Grant—JI-R831046 (2003–2007) Regional tribal exposure scenarios based on major ecological zones and traditional subsistence lifestyles
2006 Memorandum of understanding between OSU and CTUIR/DOSE signed
2008 Publication: B.L. Harper, et al.. “Traditional Tribal Subsistence Exposure Scenario and Risk Assessment Guidance Manual.” EPA-Star-J1-R831046. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University; 2007.
2009 Awarded: NIEHS Superfund Research Program—P42ESO16465; Tribal-university evaluation of chemical exposures to improve community health, PAHs: New technologies and emerging health risks
2010 Project: Ambient air quality study
  Project: Smoked Salmon Inhalation study (air and urine samples collected)
2011 Publication: N.D. Forsberg, G.R. Wilson, and K.A. Anderson. “Determination of Parent and Substituted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in High-Fat Salmon Using a Modified QuEChERS Extraction, Dispersive SPE and GC-MS.” Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 59(15) (2011): 8108–8116.
  Publication: A. Harding, et al. “Conducting Research with Tribal Communities: Sovereignty, Ethics and Data-Sharing Issues.” Environmental Health Perspectives 120 (Sep 2011): 11–24.
  Outreach: Personal air monitor training video created. <http://superfund.oregonstate.edu/main_news>
  Outreach: CTUIR-OSU Partnership Newsletter
2012 Project: (Passive sampler device) PSD deployed in Nixya'awii Governance Center
  Project: Evaluation of PAH in traditionally prepared salmon
  Publication: B. Harper, et al. “Subsistence Exposure Scenarios for Tribal Applications.” Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 18 (2012): 810–831.
  Publication: N.D. Forsberg, et al. “Effect of Native American Fish Smoking Methods on Dietary Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Possible Risks to Human Health.” Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 60 (2012): 6899–6906.
  Outreach: CTUIR-OSU Partnership Newsletter
2013 Publication: M.B. Schure, et al. “Perceptions of the Environment and Health Among Members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.” Environmental Justice 6 (2013): 115–120.
2014 Renewed: NIEHS Superfund Research Program—P42ESO16465
  Project: Smoked Salmon Ingestion study
  Outreach: CTUIR-OSU Partnership Newsletter
2015 Publication: O. Motorykin, et al. “Determination of Parent and Hydroxy PAHs in Personal PM(2).(5) and Urine Samples Collected During Native American Fish Smoking Activities.” Science of the Total Environment 505 (2015): 694–703.
  Publication: O. Motorykin, et al. “Metabolism and Excretion Rates of Parent and Hydroxy-PAHs in Urine Collected After Consumption of Traditionally Smoked Salmon for Native American Volunteers.” Science of the Total Environment 514 (2015): 170–177.
  Publication: S. Lafontaine, et al. “Relative Influence of Trans-Pacific and Regional Atmospheric Transport of PAHs in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.” Environmental Science and Technology (2015).
  Project: Smoked salmon reports returned

CTUIR, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; EPA, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; OSU, Oregon State University; PAH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; STAR, Science to Achieve Results.