Iowa Public Health Association

Iowa's Water Quality: A Public Health Perspective  


Presented by the Iowa Public Health Association in April 2017

  • Click here to view the meeting agenda and handouts.
  • Click here to view video recordings from this session.
  • Presenters' slides are posted below. 

Surface Water


Water Monitoring for Public Health

  • Dr. Mary Skopec, Executive Director, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Regents Resource Center
Early Warnings of Harmful Algal Blooms in Lakes
  • Dr. Grace Wilkinson, Limnologist and Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
Supply and Transport Control on Stream Nitrate
  • Dr. Chris Jones, Research Engineer and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Iowa IIHR

Ground Water


Iowa's Private Wells: A Brief Look at Well Water Quality

  • Russ Tell, Water Supply Engineering, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Radionuclides in Ground Water
  • Dustin May, Radiochemistry Laboratory Supervisor

    State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa

Water Policy


Water Quality in Iowa's: A State Toxicologist's Perspective

  • Stuart Schmitz, State Toxicologist, Iowa Department of Public Health
Public Health and Drinking Water: A State Policy Perspective
  • Katie Meehan, Policy Associate, Environment, Energy, and Transportation Division at National Conference of State Legislatures






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