State Hygienic Laboratory and University of Iowa Funding

At a glance

  • Learn how Iowa's biomonitoring program assesses exposures to heavy metals, pesticides, and environmental phenols among residents who use private well water.
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Funding overview

2019-2024

The Biomonitoring Iowa program assesses exposures to heavy metals, pesticides, and environmental phenols among state residents using private well water. The program also assesses maternal exposure to metals and pesticides during pregnancy using residual samples from the Maternal-Fetal Tissue Bank at the University of Iowa.

Biomonitoring Iowa

Contacts

Program Lead
Michael Pentella, PhD

Phone: 319-384-1573

michael-pentella@uiowa.edu

CDC Project Officer
Rebecca Hunt, MS

RAHunt@cdc.gov