Here’s a very nice description of what I did in
Uruguay when I wasn't trying to write and sell mystery stories and novels. [Reprinted From Global Health Matters, Fogarty International Center's newsletter, January /
February 2013 | Volume 12, Issue 1]
“Focus on
water”
What started as an initiative to protect Uruguayan drinking water from
an herbicide commonly used by rice farmers has blossomed into an international
network of budding researchers focused on solving water problems in Latin
America. With Fogarty support, researchers and trainees are teaching others how
to develop and use molecular-based tests to measure water purity. Researchers in Uruguay devised a simple test to measure herbicide levels
in water.
The project began in 2001, when Dr. Jerold A. Last of the University of
California (UC), Davis, received his first International Training and Research in
Environmental and Occupational Health grant. This Fogarty program aims to nurture trainees
from a variety of disciplines to help developing countries and emerging
democracies develop capacity in both environmental and occupational health.
