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The University of Iowa announced a new research program today (Wednesday) called the Iowa Integrated Network for Science, Information, and Geospatial Health Tracking or INSIGHT. David Cwiertny at the U of I’s Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination says the project will study how environmental factors like nitrate and PFAS affect Iowans’ health.
The IIHR Hydroscience and Engineering department is also involved and director Larry Weber says Iowans have growing concerns about how their environment is affecting their health.
Researchers say Iowa Insight will last five years. Its initial funding is through a five million dollar donation from the Kyle J and Sharon Krause Family Foundation.
