In an effort to keep 265 million tires out of waste stockpiles, we developed a water-based process to break down vulcanized rubber. The un-vulcanized rubber molecules can then be re-vulcanized to form new rubber products.
Brown Envirome Institute, Center for Environmental Engineering
The Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute seeks to understand the connections between fundamental human ecology and the resulting multidimensional health outcomes.
All life adapts and responds to environmental conditions. Our goal is to turn scientific discovery into actionable knowledge to build healthier cities by:
- Considering the effects of the environment on health
- Analyzing environmental health risks
- Developing new models for healthy, urban living
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Grant from the Nature Conservancy for the implementation of the Green Heart nature project
Grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effect of greenness on public health
Year that UofL earned the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education national distinction
Our Faculty“The Green Heart Project is dedicated to studying the urban greening and the impact it may have on cardiovascular health. We do know that the environment impacts us, but the pathways of that impact need to be studied.”
- Neeli Bendapudi, UofL President
Featured Publications
Rare earth metal oxides not only enhanced dye absorption, but also facilitated electron transport through the mesoporous layer, thereby increasing the collection efficiency of photoexcieted electrons.
Results confirm that soil hydraulic conductivity increases with temperature, however, soil intrinsic permeability shows reverse behavior.
Sustainability Roundtables
Join our Sustainability Roundtables to share research interests, goals, projects, and hear from sustainability researchers and practitioners and local and federal government partners.
Take a holistic approach to researching how the human-environment interrelationship impacts peoples’ lives and create a healthier Louisville through the Center for Healthy Air, Water, and Soil (CHAWS).