Contaminant Behavior and Impact in Northern Polar Regions

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> ***Program Solicitation NSF 99-97***
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> ***DEADLINE DATE PROPOSAL RECEIPT: May 7, 1999***

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####### SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

###### GENERAL INFORMATION

> **Program Name**: Contaminant Behavior and Impact in Northern Polar
> Regions
>
> **Short Description/Synopsis of Program:** The goal of *Contaminant
> Behavior and Impact in Northern Polar Regions* is to encourage
> research on the physical and biological routes, rates, and reservoirs
> of Arctic contaminants that will develop baselines and define
> parameters for natural systems. This research will provide a better
> understanding of the behavior of contaminants among the Arctic's
> atmospheric, marine, terrestrial and estuarine systems and their
> impact on human populations and ecosystems.
>
> **Cognizant Program Officer:** Dr. Jane Dionne, Program Officer, Room
> 755, Office of Polar Programs (OPP) telephone (703) 306-1029, e‑mail:
> jdionne@nsf.gov.
>
> ***[Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
> No.:]{.underline}***
>
> 47.078 Polar Programs
>
> 47.050 Geosciences
>
> 47.074 Biological Sciences
>
> 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
>
> 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences

###### ELIGIBILITY

-   PI eligibility limitations: **See Grant Proposal Guide (GPG),
    NSF-99-2 for general eligibility requirements**.

###### AWARD INFORMATION

-   Type of award anticipated: **Standard Grant**

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-   Number of awards anticipated in FY 99: **15-25 awards, with the
    award size ranging approximately \$100,000-\$150,000 per year.**

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-   Amount of funds available: **Approximately \$3.5 million will be
    available for this initiative in FY 1999**

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-   Anticipated date of awards: **September 1999**

**PROPOSAL PREPARATION & SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS**

> **Proposal Preparation Instructions**

-   Letter of Intent requirements: **None**

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-   Proposal preparation instructions: **Standard NSF Grant Proposal
    Guide (NSF 99-2) instructions**

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-   Supplemental proposal preparation instructions: **Arctic Logistics
    Form must accompany all proposals requesting fieldwork. This form is
    available on the OPP Web page in the Arctic Research Program
    Solicitation (NSF 98-72)
    (http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9872/nsf9872.htm). NSF-UNOLS Ship
    Time Request Form must accompany all proposals requesting ship time
    (available on Web page:
    [http://www.geo.nsf.gov/oce/sreqform.html](http://www.geo.nsf.gov/oce/sreqform.html))
    ). These forms should be mailed under separate cover with the
    original signed copies of the proposal.**

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    **None other than above.**

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    **FastLane use optional**

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-   FastLane point of contact: **Sarita Rich, OPP FastLane
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    Support, (703) 306-1142, fastlane@nsf.gov**

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-   Full Proposal Deadline: **5:00 PM, ET, May 7, 1999, for receipt of
    paper and 5:00 PM, local time for FastLane materials.**

###### PROPOSAL REVIEW INFORMATION

-   Merit Review Criteria: **Standard National Science Board approved
    criteria. For a more detailed explanation, see Merit Review
    Criteria, p. 6.**

###### AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

-   Grant Award Conditions: **GC-1 or FDP III**

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-   Special reporting requirements anticipated: **None**

####### INTRODUCTION

The goal of *Contaminant Behavior and Impact in Northern Polar Regions*
is to encourage research on the physical, chemical and biological
processes that sequester and disperse contaminants in Arctic natural
systems and on the socio-economic impacts and human responses to such
contaminants. Quantification of these processes for a variety of
contaminants, including heavy metals, radionuclides, persistent organic
pollutants (e.g., pesticides, industrial chemicals), hydrocarbons, ozone
(and precursors), and aerosols derived from various parts of the Arctic
and other United States, European, and Former Soviet Union sites, is
fundamental to appreciating and mitigating their impact on human
physical and socioeconomic systems. Research supported through this
activity will facilitate development of a multi-faceted perspective and
predictive understanding that will contribute to the knowledge base used
by management and policy decision-makers in planning, development,
pollution avoidance, remediation, and November 13, 2023 restoration
activities.

####### PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

NSF encourages proposals that address the physical, chemical, and
biological behavior and human impact of contaminants within the Arctic's
air, water, land, ice, sediment, and biotic components. Such research
may focus on one component or may address complex interdependencies
among the physical, biological, chemical, or human systems. Proposers
are encouraged to develop fundamental science questions, including those
that will contribute to the development of increasingly comprehensive
models of large-scale Arctic physical phenomena. Also of interest are
projects that leverage previous investments. For example, research
projects conducted for up to twenty years in the Toolik Lake and Kuparuk
River regions provide long-term records of environmental parameters.
Additionally, lake cores with high-resolution paleoclimate records
collected throughout the Arctic region are available for contaminant
studies. Research projects should seek, where appropriate, to involve
indigenous peoples in the design and implementation of research and to
take into account the impact of contaminant behavior on human
populations and the impact of people's behavior on contaminants. Because
northern Arctic communities have already noted the presence and effects
of contaminants on subsistence foods, research might also build upon the
observations and concerns of these communities. NSF seeks a fundamental
basic science approach that can support more applied efforts. **This NSF
activity is not an appropriate venue for initiation of long-term
environmental monitoring programs or for epidemiological or
toxicological research, especially that involving human subjects.** All
research projects must be conducted in accordance with the *Principles
for the Conduct of Research in the Arctic,* which was prepared by the
Social Science Task Force of the U.S. Interagency Arctic Research Policy
Committee (IARPC) on June 28, 1990 (see Appendix 1, Arctic Research
Program Opportunities, NSF 98-72)
(http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9872/nsf9872.htm).

Selected examples of research areas suitable for study under this
initiative follow:

-   transport pathways, including contaminant focusing zones and
    sediment sequestration processes

-   estuarine transport

-   ocean transport processes, including ice transport and release in
    melting zones

-   relative importance of various transport processes among the air,
    water, land, ice, sediment and biotic systems

-   influence of unique Arctic conditions (e.g., temperature, light,
    snow/ice) on the transformation, deposition, and fate of
    contaminants

-   impact on transport of molecular-scale interactions involving
    microbes, inorganic and organic compounds, and colloids

-   natural and anthropogenic factors affecting chemical sorption and
    bioavailability of contaminants in natural systems

-   biomagnification of contaminants in marine and terrestrial food
    chains and the dynamics of change in contaminant concentrations

-   effects of combined contaminants on biota, both at the individual
    and the ecosystem level

-   influence of UV-B on contaminant behavior in aquatic environments

-   development of novel chemical methods, tools or sensors for
    determining contaminant levels in polar conditions

-   socioeconomic impacts of contaminants on marine and terrestrial
    resources and the impact on human communities

-   risk perception and risk assessment for environmental contaminants

-   the role of traditional knowledge in contaminant studies

-   transport and transformations of atmospheric contaminants leading to
    deterioration of Arctic air quality.

####### ELIGIBILITY

-   PI eligibility limitations: **See Grant Proposal Guide (GPG),
    NSF-99-2 for general eligibility requirements**.

####### AWARD INFORMATION

Under this solicitation, NSF solicits proposals for research projects
with a duration of up to three years. Award sizes and durations will
vary. Approximately \$3.5 million will be available for this initiative
in FY99. Anticipated date of awards: September 1999. The number of
awards anticipated in FY99 is about 15-25 awards, with the award size
ranging from approximately \$100,000-\$150,000 per year.

####### PROPOSAL PREPARATION & SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

**A. Proposal Preparation Instructions**

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> Solicitation No. NSF -- 99-97
>
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> 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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