The UI Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination

07/22/2024

07/11/2023

Built on the idea that Iowans should be able to easily find information about their drinking water quality, we are proud to launch our Iowa Trust Your Tap website. Users will be able to find their community water system and explore data about their drinking water quality. Be sure to check out the "About" page and Frequently Asked Questions section, which provides useful context to guide users through the site. Check it out and send us feedback and ideas to further improve the user experience:

11/04/2022

New study supported by The UI Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination looks at risk of radium and inorganic contamination in private wells.

AWWA Water Science is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original, refereed (peer-reviewed) research on the science, engineering, and social aspects of water. AWS publishes research exploring theoretical, experimental, and practical approaches that advance fundamental understanding and appl...

11/04/2022

CHEEC supported study finds radium in private well water

A study supported by the University of Iowa’s (UI) Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (CHEEC) has detected the naturally-occurring radioactive element radium in private well water.

04/01/2021

Scientists find ‘forever chemicals’ near CR airport, push for widespread testing https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2021/04/01/scientists-find-forever-chemicals-near-cr-airport-push-for-widespread-testing/ via

A team of Iowa scientists has found toxic “forever chemicals” near the Cedar Rapids airport and expects to find them around the state.

02/22/2021

UI Office of Sustainability and Environment will host a virtual public lecture on Monday, March 1st at 7:00 pm with Dr. Robert Bullard, the Father of Environmental Justice. The presentation is titled, “The Quest for Environmental Justice.” Register here

Climate change is the defining global environmental justice, human rights, and public health issue of the twenty-first century. The most vulnerable populations in the United States and around the world will suffer the earliest and most damaging setbacks because of where they live, their limited inco...

12/02/2020

Prairie Lights Books is hosting a conversation with Erin Brokovich & CHEEC's Director David Cwiertny on December 7 regarding her new book.

Erin Brokovich in conversation with David Cwiertny December 7, 2020 - 7:00pmPrairie Lights Virtual - ZoomPlease join us for a special reading with Erin Brokovich to discuss her new book, Superman's Not Coming: Our National Water Crisis and What We the People Can Do About It, in conversation with Uni...

11/04/2020

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

Researchers from University of Iowa College of Engineering and Virginia Tech University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, with support from the Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (CHEEC), estimate that over 65,000 Iowans are at risk from drinking water lead abo...

10/29/2020

CHEEC is please to announce a 2020-21 Dissertation Scholarship opportunity for students pursuing a Ph.D. or Masters (with thesis) degree in a field relevant to environmental health. This opportunity is open to students at Iowa's Regent's institutions.

CHEEC Graduate Student Scholarship for Research in Environmental Health October 29, 2020 Description The Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (CHEEC) at The University of Iowa supports and conducts Iowa-focused environmental health research relating to environmental toxins.

09/16/2020

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

The University of Iowa Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (CHEEC), in collaboration with UI’s IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering, recently published a study demonstrating the successful use of real-time sensors to monitor nitrate, a contaminant regulated by the US Environmenta...

02/21/2020

2019 was a busy year! Read all about CHEEC's work in our annual report.

https://cheec.uiowa.edu/about/annual-reports

02/19/2020

CHEEC and the UI Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research will be hosting a Legislative Breakfast Reception on Tuesday, March 10, 7:00-9:00 AM at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.