Home Events News Links Gallery Site Map About Us Research Academics Consultancy Publications Faculty Contact Us Research Ongoing Research Projects Completed Projects Collaborations         Ongoing Research Projects No Project Description Funding Agency 1. Develop integrated environmental strategies to address indoor air pollution associated with combustion of biomass fuels through the assessment of co-benefits of reduction of emission of health damaging pollutant as well as green house gas emissions. The United States Environmental Protection Agency 2. Establishing association between environmental lead exposures and neuro-behavioural outcomes in school children of Chennai. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center, USA in collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health. 3. Research training for doctoral and post doctoral research fellows in occupational and environmental health through formal course work at University of California Berkeley and short term research assignments. Fogarty International Center, USA in collaboration with University of California, Berkeley. 4. A case control study based in a rural district of Tamil Nadu in Southern India to establish correlations between exposure to indoor air pollution and incidence of tuberculosis. Fogarty International Center, USA in collaboration with University of California, Berkeley. 5. Time - series analyses for daily average concentrations of outdoor respirable particulate matter and mortality in Chennai India. Health Effects Institute, Boston, USA under the PAPA programmes being implemented in collaboration with Clean Air Initiative Asia. 6. Environmental pollution, social structure, and health outcomes in India-a pilot study. National Institutes of Health, USA in collaboration with the University of Maryland, USA. under a sub-contract to The National Council for Applied Economic Research. 7. Pilot project for proposal development en titled "Assessing & Mitigating Health Risks from Pollution by Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) Initiative in Uttar Pradesh'' in collaboration with Development Alternatives, New Delhi. IDRC, Canada project 8. Establishing a bioaerosols monitoring programs in South India. FOHS, ACGIH, USA 9. Sound Chemicals Management for a healthier environment in India and Vietnam European Commission, Belgium in collaboration with GTZ, Germany Top 1. Comparative risk assessment for interventions aimed at reduction of Indoor air pollution associated with bio-mass fuel use in rural and urban settings of Andhra Pradesh, India – An integrated evaluation based on health risks and greenhouse gas emissions Funding Agency The United States Environmental Protection Agency Grant Amount Rs.10 lakhs Duration January 2003 to present Project Description Assess emission and exposure potentials for pollutants associated with combustion of solid fuels in rural Andhra Pradesh Develop integrated environmental strategies to address indoor air pollution associated with combustion of biomass fuels through the assessment of co-benefits of reduction of emission of health damaging pollutant as well as green house gas emissions. Evaluate cost-effectiveness of possible interventions based on co-benefits. Top 2. Study of Lead Exposure and Outcomes amongst children in Chennai, India Funding Agency Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center, USA in collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA. Grant Amount $ 40,000 per year for two years Duration January 2003 to December 2006 Project Description Assessing the status of blood lead levels in school children of Chennai, post-phase out of leaded gasoline Assessing exposure contributions from alternative sources Assessing the association between environmental lead exposures and neuro-behavioural after adjustments for known effect modifiers. Establishing relationships between Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and impact of lead on neuro-behavioural development in children. Top 3. Training grant for capacity building in occupational and environmental health Funding Agency Fogarty International Center, The National Institutes of Health, USA in collaboration with University of California, Berkeley, USA. Grant Amount $ 25,000 per year for five years Duration January 2002 to December 2006 Project Description Research training for doctoral and post doctoral research fellows of EHE department in occupational and environmental health through formal course work at University of California Berkeley Pilot projects on validation of protocols for exposure and health assessments related to biomass combustion, in rural households. Field testing of newly developed instruments for particulate measurements. Development of biomarkers for wood smoke exposure. Top 4. Exposure to biomass fuel smoke and tuberculosis A case-control study based in a rural district of Tamil Nadu in Southern India Funding Agency Fogarty International Center, The National Institutes of Health, USA in collaboration with University of California, Berkeley Grant Amount $ 10,000 Duration January 2005 to April 2007 Project Description Establishing correlations between exposure to indoor air pollution and incidence of tuberculosis through a case-control study in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu. Participation in multi-centric data analysis with three other centres in India and Nepal currently engaged in similar studies Top 5. Time series study on air pollution and mortality in Chennai, India Funding Agency The Health Effects Institute, Boston, USA under the PAPA programme being implemented in collaboration with Clean Air Initiative Asia with support from the Hewlett Foundation, and USAID. Grant Amount $ 50,000 Duration September 2004 to December 2006 Project Description Daily time - series analyses of criteria air pollutants and all cause mortality in Chennai India Generation of exposure - response functions for acute health effects associated with exposure to PM 10 Capacity building in time-series analyses Multi-centric analyses of data from Chennai along with three other study sites in India Top 6. Environmental pollution, social structure, and health outcomes in India -A pilot study Funding Agency National Institutes of Health, USA in collaboration with the University of Maryland, USA, under a sub-contract to the National Council for Applied Research. Grant Amount Rs.8,00,000 Duration October 2004 and December 2006 Project Description Develop an exposure and health atlas for indoor air and water pollutants in rural districts of Tamil Nadu Develop, test, and refine a set of research methods to measure important environmental variables that can be added in a cost effective way to larger surveys. Examine the impact of poverty, social inequalities, gender, and public policy on environmental risks, particularly exposure to indoor air pollution and water borne diseases in India. Build institutional linkages between premiere scholars in the field of environmental studies, economics, sociology and public health in India and the United States. Top 7. Assessing & mitigating health risks from pollution by Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) initiative in Uttar Pradesh Funding Agency IDRC, Canada Grant Amount Rs. 5, 20,000 Duration April 2005 to June 2006 Project Description Develop project proposal for assessing & mitigating health risks from pollution by small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) with the stone quarrying and crushing sectors in Uttar Pradesh, in collaboration with Development Alternatives, New Delhi. Execute pilot project in Jhansi district to develop protocols for environmental and clinical monitoring Conduct stakeholder discussions to develop framework for capacity building Top 8. Establishing a Bio-Aerosols Monitoring Program in South India Funding Agency FOHS, ACGIH, USA Grant Amount Rs. 50,000 Duration June 2005- June 2006 Project Description Establishing a bioaerosols monitoring program in South India. Co-opt junior faculty and students in creating OSH networks Conduct training programs in selected thrust areas of industrial hygiene Improve infra-structural facilities for routine industrial hygiene sampling Top 9. Sound Chemicals Management For a Healthier Environment in India and Vietnam Funding Agency European Commission, Belgium in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Germany. Grant Amount EUR 368,455.92 Duration April 2006 to April 2008 Project Description Introduction of pragmatic approaches to improve the sound chemicals management issues in urban and semi-urban areas in developing countries. Introduction of concepts and methods for chemical safety. Introduction of measures for the safe and efficient handling, transportation and storage of industrial chemicals in SMEs. Establishment of environmental monitoring systems in local/regional institutions in urban and semi-urban areas. 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