Vol. 6, No. 1
Jan. 2014
Lab aids investigation of sunken towboat

Laboratory staff helped determine the course of action after an unusual accident on the Mississippi River.

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APHA regional meeting set for May 8 and 9

The annual meeting of Public Health Region VII (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas) of the American Public Health Association will be held May 8 and 9 in Coralville and Iowa City. The May 8 meeting will be held on the UI Research Park in Coralville. The May 9 meeting will be held at the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

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Peoples Art takes shape on Lake Okoboji

More than 200 volunteers braved temps that hovered around 10 degrees on Jan. 25, to form a 150 by 100 foot bison on Lake Okoboji near Lakeside Lab in Milford. The People’s Environmental Art Project celebrated its seventh year of raising awareness of environmental stewardship as part of the University of Okoboji Winter Games.

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Photo feature - Towboat rescue on the Mississippi

The towboat that sunk near LeClaire, Iowa, was rescued from the Mississippi by a crew that included the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The Hygienic Laboratory performed water quality tests to gauge the impact of petroleum that spilled from the wreckage.

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