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Contaminants in water and food is mentorship focus Leaching of Bisphenol A in canned foods, contaminants in tap water and ground water, and the effectiveness of water purification and filtration systems are the focus of four Student Mentorship projects announced by the Hygienic Laboratory this month.
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Food safety program awarded FDA, USDA grant New testing procedures implemented by the Environmental Health Division are helping to rapidly test food for pesticides. The FDA and USDA are jointly funding this project as part of their Food Emergency Response Network (FERN).
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When it comes to newborns, age matters
UI researchers find a metabolic profile derived from routine newborn screenings can determine how many weeks a mother has carried her baby. By Sara Diedrich. Story first in IowaNow: Jan. 20, 2016
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