A new project led by the State Hygienic Lab will analyze the presence of environmental hazards in well water and households across the state. The award, which includes $728,016 in funding for the first year of the project, is one of six projects funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for statewide biomonitoring programs. Biomonitoring is the direct measurement of environmental chemicals...

The University of Iowa Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (CHEEC) is offering free lead testing for up to five Iowa elementary schools with older drinking water infrastructure, thanks to Grants to School Program funding that will provide up to $10,000 per school to cover the cost of the work. CHEEC is working with the Iowa State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) to offer the testing...

The University of Iowa Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (CHEEC), in collaboration with the UI Hydroinformatics Lab (UIHI Lab) and the Iowa Geological Survey (IGS), has developed an information system to assist the management of private wells in Iowa. The Iowa Well Forecasting System (IWFoS) is a publicly accessible web platform that allows users to view spatial information...

Jerry Schnoor, Allen S. Henry Chair in Engineering and professor of civil and environmental engineering and occupational and environmental health, recently co-authored an article on safe drinking water in Science magazine. The article, titled "How do you like your tap water?", compared water safety techniques in the United States and Europe, arguing that drinking water may not need to contain a...