A YEAR AT A GLANCE

JULY 2016
Broadleaf herbicide in crop-dusting overspray in and near the city of Marion is confirmed by the lab.
AUGUST 2016
Iowa confirms first cases of West Nile virus for the season.
SEPTEMBER 2016
Todd Hubbard’s published work identifies for the first time 40 species of aquatic beetles in Iowa, and records an additional 171 known to be in the state.
OCTOBER 2016
SHL researchers co-author a study of radioactive nuclides, including polonium-210, in wastewater from coal mining.
NOVEMBER 2016
Iowa is among five states included in a Newborn Screening Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network pilot project, continuing its national leadership in timely screening.
DECEMBER 2016
Press coverage highlights SHL testing of well water contamination.
JANUARY 2017
SHL begins testing for carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, which can be 
					deadly because of its resistance to available antibiotics.
FEBRUARY 2017
HazMat teams practice handling hazardous materials during laboratory training.
MARCH 2017
Twenty tanker cars are derailed from a bridge in northwestern Iowa, prompting the lab to test water samples for ethanol and biochemical oxygen demand.
APRIL 2017
A case of rabies is confirmed in a cat from northern Iowa.
MAY 2017
In one week, the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals and SHL rapidly solve a foodborne outbreak  of Salmonella Braenderup in potato salad.
JUNE 2017
Teachers were students of lab science during the summer as part of the
Iowa STEM Teacher Externships Program.
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