Contact CHSR
The Center for Hazardous Substance Research
2010 Durland Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-6519
chsr@k-state.edu
News & Upcoming Events
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CHSR has been announced as the winner of a $23 million grant from the EPA to expand its Technical Assistance to Brownfields program.
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See all upcoming *FREE* TAB Brownfields workshops and webinars
Articles
Growing Climate Solutions Act (link is external)
Partnerships help improve water quality in Kansas (link is external)
Videos
- 2015 International Year of Soils - Watch the video (link is external)
- The Ogallala Road by Julene Blair - Watch the video (link is external)
- The Waters of Kansas - Watch the video (link is external)
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Oglala Lakota Nation/Former Badlands Bombing Range
Site Overview
Site Location
Approximately 50 miles southeast of Rapid City, South Dakota on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Site Description
This tribal land was used as a military bombing range during World War II. Unexploded ordnance is a major concern. The Oglala Lakota Nation, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Air Force, EPA, National Park Service, and the State of South Dakota, is working to return this site to usable land.
Organization Requesting Assistance
Oglala Lakota Nation and Badlands Bombing Range Restoration Advisory Board
Beginning Date of Assistance
Spring 1995
Summary of TOSC Assistance
Representatives from the TOSC and Technical Outreach Services for Native American Communities (TOSNAC) Programs have attended multiple Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meetings; provided reviews of contamination investigation reports; held a workshop on science, math, and chemistry for the Technical Review Committee, whose target audience was the tribal elders of the Oglala Lakota; and provided information about the health and environmental risks of certain chemicals (beryllium, selenium, and phosphorus). Future activities at the site include meetings with tribal elders and community members to explain EPA guidelines, regulations, and the importance of community involvement; developing written educational materials to help explain mitigation, policies, and guidelines; and further researching the health and environmental effects of chemicals found at the site, with special attention to plants.
NOTE: The EPA TOSC and TOSNAC programs have ended.