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Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination

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    Dedicated to supporting and conducting research to identify, measure and prevent adverse health outcomes related to exposure to environmental toxins.

CHEEC is a multidisciplinary environmental health research center comprised of faculty and researchers located in the University of Iowa Colleges of Public Health, Engineering, and Liberal Arts and Sciences, and State Hygienic Laboratory.

About Us

Research

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CHEEC has an active research program. In addition to its seed grant program, CHEEC initiates and develops environmental health research projects and works cooperatively as co-investigators with researchers at a number of  universities, federal agencies, and state of Iowa environmental and health departments.

Seed Grant Program

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CHEEC administers a seed grant program supporting pilot level research across a range of environmental health research topics.

News

  • January 07 2021

    Get the Lead Out Iowa

  • December 02 2020

    Erin Brokovich in Conversation with David Cwiertny - December 7, 2020 at 7:00 pm

  • November 04 2020

    CHEEC supported researchers investigate risks of lead exposure in Iowa’s drinking water

  • September 16 2020

    UI researcher collaborates with CHEEC to investigate real-time sensors for drinking water monitoring

  • February 21 2020

    CHEEC releases 2019 annual report


Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination

The University of Iowa
251 North Capitol Street
Chemistry Building - Room W195
Iowa City, Iowa 52242


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