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New study published from @mecarolan, @UICHEEC, @t_uiowa⁩, ⁦@IowaGeoSurvey, and @HygienicLab looks at risk of radium and inorganic contamination in private wells. awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aw…

Excited this is out. Led by ⁦@mecarolan⁩, this is an excellent ⁦@UICHEEC⁩ collaboration with ⁦@t_uiowa⁩, ⁦@IowaGeoSurvey⁩ and @HygienicLab looking at radium and other inorganic contaminants in Iowa’s private wells. Open access! awwa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aw…

CHEEC supported study finds radium in private well water cheec.uiowa.edu/outreach/news/…

NEW RESEARCH: Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts, Ingested Nitrate, and Risk of Endometrial Cancer in Postmenopausal Women. Read the article ➡️ ow.ly/BPJs50JjQmC @NCIEpiTraining @UICHEEC @PublicHealthUMN @medgyesidn @epi_rena @b_trabert @beane_laura

Thanks for having me! I really enjoyed the conversation and am grateful for all your work.

Thanks to Senator @ZachWahls for stopping by to hear about the work CHEEC is doing on issues like lead in school drinking water, PFAS, and private well water quality in Iowa. He also got to learn about programs on climate change and sustainability through @sustainUI and @CGRER.

It’s legislative breakfast day! CHEEC is in Des Moines talking to legislators about the work we are doing to improve the environment and public health in Iowa.

🚨 CHEEC is hiring again! Want to study antibiotic resistance in Iowa surface waters? We are looking for a postdoc to work on a newly funded project in collaboration with ⁦@HygienicLab⁩. Apply at the link below 👇 jobs.uiowa.edu/postdoc/view/3…

👀 A sneak peak of what we are working on @UICHEEC, working to make it easier for Iowans to learn about what’s in their drinking water. Watch this space….more soon.

From me for @IowaPublicRadio: researchers have detected #PFAS in one third of the #Iowa streams they sampled, including in rural and remote areas away from sites typically known to be sources of the toxic chemicals, like airports & military bases. iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2021-…

Thanks to ⁦@hellokatepayne⁩ for highlighting our work with ⁦⁦⁦@USGS⁩ to look for PFAS in agricultural streams across Iowa. PFAS and its effects on Iowans are priorities for CHEEC. PFAS monitoring is also a focus for our new laboratory. iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2021-…

🚨 CHEEC is hiring! We are seeking a PhD level chemist to help contribute to quality monitoring and research efforts in our new lab. Interested? Apply here: Assistant Research Scientist | Office of the Vice President for Research | The University of Iowa research.uiowa.edu/office-researc…

WEBINAR: Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Opportunities and Challenges in the Era of Climate and the Pursuit of Justice Register to hear from speakers Dr. Maya E. Carrasquillo and Dr. Marccus Hendricks on November 11, 10AM ET/ 3PM GMT. fal.cn/3iYgU

Full article can be found here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

CHEEC is delighted to have partnered on this important work looking at PFAS occurrence in agricultural streams in Iowa. Big thanks to project lead Dana Kolpin and his amazing team @USGS for all their hard work collecting and analyzing samples from across the state.

👀 Big things are happening at CHEEC. We built a new analytical lab! Stay tuned for more details on our plans to grow our team and do our part to close the environmental monitoring gap in Iowa #closethegap

New sensor deployment in the network at Bloody Run Creek in Clayton County, in collaboration with @UICHEEC. iwqis.iowawis.org/app/

Congrats to @mecarolan for giving a really terrific talk at the Iowa Water Conference on her work looking at radium (and more!) in Iowa private wells. She did a tremendous job telling an important story about some of our most vulnerable water consumers in Iowa.