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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

  • November 04 2022

    CHEEC supported study finds radium in private well water

  • October 25 2022

    Get the Lead Out of Iowa 

  • October 25 2022

    Free lead-in-water tests for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week

  • March 26 2021

    CHEEC and OSE release report on pesticide and fertilizer use at University of Iowa

  • February 09 2021

    CHEEC, UI researchers discuss research on lead contamination in Iowa’s drinking water  


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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