University of Iowa water testing for lead program receives grant to expand efforts Brooklyn Draisey Iowa Capital Dispatch Apr 2, 2026 2 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save University of Iowa researchers will use grant funding from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to meet growing demand for water testing for lead.kAm&x 2??@F?465 :? 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?@H]F:@H2]65F^?6HD^a_ae^_b^F:\C6D62C49\E62>\2H2C565\7F?5:?8\6IA2?5\E6DE:?8\AC@8C2>\=625\H2E6CQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm?6HD C6=62D6k^2m E92E v6E E96 {625 ~FE[ 2 DE2E6H:56 :?:E:2E:G6 E92E E6DED AC:G2E6 H6==D 2?5 AC@G:56D E6DE:?8 <:ED 7@C 7C66 7@C x@H2?D E@ 4964< E96:C H2E6C[ C646:G65 2 S`ac[bdb 8C2?E 7C@> E96 ECFDE E@ :?4C62D6 DE277 2?5 DFAA=:6D]k^AmkAm“u2>:=:6D 24C@DD x@H2 56D6CG6 DEC2:89E7@CH2C5[ 9@?6DE :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE E96:C 5C:?<:?8 H2E6C[” D2:5 s2G:5 rH:6CE?J[ 5:C64E@C @7 E96 &x r6?E6C 7@C w62=E9 t7764ED @7 t?G:C@?>6?E2= r@?E2>:?2E:@?[ :? 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