{"id":52365,"date":"2023-08-03T14:04:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T18:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=52365"},"modified":"2023-08-04T10:49:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T14:49:26","slug":"utc-environmental-research-receives-epa-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/utc-environmental-research-receives-epa-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"UTC environmental research receives EPA grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1087\" height=\"738\" data-attachment-id=\"52376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/utc-environmental-research-receives-epa-grant\/p3-graphic-identifier-blue-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/P3-Graphic-Identifier-blue-01.png\" data-orig-size=\"1087,738\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"P3 Graphic Identifier blue-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/P3-Graphic-Identifier-blue-01-1024x695.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-52376 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/P3-Graphic-Identifier-blue-01.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/P3-Graphic-Identifier-blue-01.png 1087w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/P3-Graphic-Identifier-blue-01-1024x695.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/P3-Graphic-Identifier-blue-01-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/P3-Graphic-Identifier-blue-01-580x394.png 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/P3-Graphic-Identifier-blue-01-610x414.png 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1087px) 100vw, 1087px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMicroplastics Sampling for Stormwater Management,\u201d a research project being conducted at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) program.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52366\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"52366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/utc-environmental-research-receives-epa-grant\/jejal-reddy-bathi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/Jejal-Reddy-Bathi-e1691080120922.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,702\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jejal-Reddy Bathi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/Jejal-Reddy-Bathi-e1691080120922.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-52366 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/Jejal-Reddy-Bathi-e1691080120922-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jejal-Reddy Bathi\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/Jejal-Reddy-Bathi-e1691080120922-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/Jejal-Reddy-Bathi-e1691080120922-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/Jejal-Reddy-Bathi-e1691080120922-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/08\/Jejal-Reddy-Bathi-e1691080120922-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Jejal-Reddy Bathi<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Student teams from 21 colleges across the country received Phase I grants. The monetary award will help the teams further develop the concept for their proposed projects and make them eligible to compete for a Phase II grant of up to $100,000 to continue their research.<\/p>\n<p>The UTC team is led by Dr. Jejal-Reddy Bathi, assistant professor in civil engineering and coordinator of environmental engineering at the University.<\/p>\n<p>Microplastics found in stormwater runoff can be difficult from a research point of view and also expensive for cities to control, Bathi explained. He said the research at UTC hopes to develop equipment that will reduce the technical and cost resources needed to deal with the problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe simplicity and lower costs of utilizing this sampling device are expected to encourage communities to track and mitigate emerging microplastics pollution, thereby protecting public health and maintaining sustainable urban water resources,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The project is expected to include students from several departments at UTC, one of the goals of the EPA P3 program.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 20th year, the program \u201crecognizes the power of students to translate imagination and science into new solutions that protect human health and the environment,\u201d said Chris Frey, assistant administrator for the EPA\u2019s Office of Research and Development.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/P3\">visit the EPA P3 website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMicroplastics Sampling for Stormwater Management,\u201d a research project being conducted at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) program. <\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/utc-environmental-research-receives-epa-grant\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12738,70,123865,59,3,7712,8244,48007,661],"tags":[123033,122163,123031,123032,123027,123030],"class_list":{"0":"post-52365","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-biology-geology-and-environmental-science","9":"category-civil-engineering","10":"category-college-of-engineering-and-computer-science","11":"category-community","12":"category-faculty-and-staff","13":"category-honors-and-awards","14":"category-research-academics","15":"category-students","16":"tag-environmental-engineering","17":"tag-environmental-protection-agency","18":"tag-epa","19":"tag-jejal-reddy-bathi","20":"tag-microplastics-sampling-for-stormwater-management","21":"tag-p3-program","22":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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