Research Briefs: University of Iowa

Superfund Research Program

The AESOP Study: Airborne Exposures to Semi-volatile Organic Pollutants

Project Leader: Peter S. Thorne
Co-Investigators: Andres Martinez, Rachel F. Marek
Grant Number: P42ES013661
Funding Period: 2006-2025

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Research Briefs

• 232 - Understanding the Movement of Inhaled PCBs in the Body -- Thorne
  Release Date: 04/02/2014

  Researchers at the University of Iowa Superfund Research Program (Iowa SRP) have found that a form of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), known as PCB11, is completely absorbed and then rapidly eliminated from the body when inhaled. They also identified the PCB11 metabolites that would best serve as markers of exposure to the chemical in urine.

• 167 - SBRP Researcher Finds Previously Unidentified PCB in Urban Airshed -- Hornbuckle
  Release Date: 11/05/2008