Program Sponsors:
Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (CHEEC)
The University of Iowa (UI)
State Hygienic Laboratory, UI
Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Iowa Geological & Water Survey - Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
| 8:00 am | Registration |
| 8:45 am | Welcome and opening comments: Gene Parkin, Director, CHEEC |
Morning speaker introductions: Chris Atchison, Director, State Hygienic Laboratory |
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| 9:00 am | Keynote "Health effects of arsenic in drinking water" Laura Beane-Freeman, Investigator, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD |
| 9:45 am | Arsenic in Iowa water sources: Surveillance, regional patterns and geology Bob Libra, State Geologist, Iowa Geological & Water Survey, IDNR |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:50 am | "Arsenic in Iowa's groundwater - The unknown threat: A pilot study in Cerro Gordo County" Sophia Walsh, Environmental Health Specialist, Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health;Doug Schnoebelen, Research Scientist, Hydroscience & Engineering, UI |
| 11:25 am | "Arsenic release to groundwater: Role of Fe mineral recycling" Michelle Scherer, Professor and Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UI |
| Noon | Lunch - buffet |
| "Univ. of Iowa and Engineers Without Borders USA partnerships for development in Ghana" Craig Just, Research Scientist, IIHR Hydroscience & Engineering, UI | |
| Afternoon speaker introductions: Pete Weyer, Associate Director, CHEEC | |
| 1:00 pm | "Arsenic in Minnesota groundwater: Occurrence and geochemical mobilization mechanisms"Melinda Erickson, Hydrologist, USGS Minnesota Water Science Center, Mounds View, MN |
| 1:30 pm | "Almost everywhere: Naturally occurring arsenic in Wisconsin's aquifers": Madeline Gotkowitz, Hydrogeologist, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Madison, WI |
| 2:00 pm | "Arsenic removal/reduction at the point of use in small water systems" Jeff Vansteenburg, Field Office Supervisor, Environmental Services Div. Field Office #2, IDNR |
| 2:30 pm | "Iowa's capacity to address water well concerns: Then, now and into the future" Ken Sharp, Director, Division of Environmental Health, IDPH |
| 3:00pm | Break |
| 3:20 pm | "Policy considerations in Iowa: An Iowa Arsenic Groundwater Monitoring Network" |
| Panel discussion and audience Q&A | |
| Joe Bolkcom, Iowa State Senator, member Senate Environment Committee | |
| John Glenn, Iowa Environmental Protection Commission (invited) | |
| Ken Sharp, Director, Division of Environmental Health, IDPH | |
| Don Simmons, Laboratory Manager, State Hygienic Laboratory, Ankeny, IA | |
| Russ Tell, Senior Environmental Specialist, Water Supply Operations, IDNR | |
| Pete Weyer, Associate Director, CHEEC (Moderator) | |
| 4:00 pm | Closing remarks: Gene Parkin, Director, CHEEC |