Laboratory needs
paid volunteers
for pollution study
By JUDY WILSON
Staff Writer
The Environmental Protection
Agency Health Effects Laboratory
on campus needs paid volunteers
for studies about the different
ways pollution affects 18- to 35-year-old
people.
The laboratory currently has
over 300 active volunteers, said
Sharon Pannell, project manager
for the program, but it constantly
needs more volunteers. "We're not
at our capacity right now," she
said.
"This research is the way we go
about setting national standards
for clean air," Pannell said. Pay
for volunteers ranges from $7 to
S16 an hour, depending on com
plexity and length of the studies.
Health Effects Laboratory
researchers study common air
pollutants that naturally occur in
the environment. For example,
researchers simulate what it is like
to be in downtown traffic in large
cities.
For some studies, volunteers
inhale a mixture of ozone and
clean air and breathe into a
machine which measures before
and after lung functioning and
heart rate, said Pannell. Many of
the studies use treadmills and
stationary bicycles.
The volunteers usually breathe
no more pollutants than the
amount that occurs naturally, she
said. The effects last a very short
time and are not harmful.
The agency currently has a high
demand for blacks, especially
females, she said. It has already
done different studies of white
males and females. "It is important
to study all groups," said Pannell.
"Males and females respond dif
ferently to the studies."
Pannell said a few studies of
people over 40 and 60 years old
have been done, but normally the
18-to-35 age group is used in
research because there are many
people in that group who are
available and who have the time
to participate in research, she said.
A potential volunteer must
complete a medical history form
and have psychological and phys
ical exams before he or she can
participate in studies.
"We are very strict about mak
ing sure people are in good phys
ical health so they're not put at
any risk," said Pannell.
If the volunteer is accepted, he
or she may take part in studies
for a year. There are normally 16
to 20 studies going on at a time;
volunteers choose which ones they
would like to be involved in.
The research center is located
behind N.C. Memorial Hospital
on Mason Farm Road and has
been operating for about 10 years.
The research is ongoing, and the
center has the capacity to bring
in 60 volunteers per week.
"We're probably one of the most
elaborate centers of our kind in
the country, maybe in the world,"
said Pannell.
If you are interested in getting
involved in the program, call 966-
1532. (information, line) .or .966-
1253.
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