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Drinking Water Health Advisories

WEBLifetime health advisories are concentrations that are not expected to cause adverse non-carcinogenic health effects after a lifetime of exposure. The Lifetime HA is based on …

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Chronic Wasting Disease in Iowa Iowa DNR

WEBChronic Wasting Disease (CWD) - White-tailed Deer. CWD is a disease that can affect wild and captive cervids (deer, elk, moose, and caribou) in Iowa and is transmitted by a …

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Effects of Ground Level Ozone

WEBPhotos courtesy of EPA. Breathing ground-level ozone can trigger a variety of health problems including chest pain, coughing, throat irritation, and congestion. It can worsen …

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Forest Health Highlights

WEBStream baiting, to test for sudden oak death was not conducted in 2023 and is not planned for 2024 at this time. If a landowner suspects that their plants have sudden oak death, …

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Forest Health Highlights

WEBThe rhizomorphs look like “shoestring”, which is why this fungus is sometimes called the shoestring fungi. If a landowner needs assistance with armillaria root disease, please …

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Environmental Protection

WEBFor environmental spills, please call the 24hr emergency number: 515-725-8694. View the Environmental Services Dashboard. Learn about upcoming environmental protection …

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Deer Health Iowa DNR

WEBDeer Health in Iowa. Iowa is nationally renowned for its wild white-tailed deer, and that’s largely a reflection of habitat quality at the nexus of agricultural fields, woodlands, and …

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Emerald Ash Borer

WEBEmerald Ash Borer ( Agrilus planipennis ), or EAB as it’s commonly known, is a small, metallic-green, invasive wood-boring beetle native to east Asia that attacks and kills ash …

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Health Advisories for Eating Fish

WEBHealth Advisories for Eating Fish. Every year, Iowa DNR biologists collect tissue samples of fish for laboratory analyses. Results of these analyses show that most fish are safe to …

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Hunter Submission Pathway

WEBHunters should retain the “B” lymph node until results have been released. If you are interested in CWD testing through the hunter submission pathway, contact your local …

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Water Monitoring

WEBThe Ambient Lake Monitoring program samples over 130 lakes in Iowa each summer. Each lake is sampled three times between May and September: once in early summer, once …

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Private Well Testing

WEBTo qualify, you must have all services must be performed by a certified well contractor, obtain an itemized paid invoice, and submit all required paperwork to your local county …

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Manganese in Drinking Water Fact Sheet & Frequently Asked …

WEBManganese may become noticeable in water at levels greater than 0.05 milligrams per liter (mg/L). At this level, the water will have a brown color and may leave black deposits on …

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Arsenic Human Health Criteria

WEBThe current EPA human health criteria (0.14 ppb for fish consumption only and 0.018 ppb for both fish and water consumption) are calculated for a risk level of 10-6. Risk levels of …

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CWD Deer Management Zones Iowa DNR

WEBThese deer management zones allow hunters additional opportunities to pursue deer while assisting the Iowa DNR with population management and the collection of valuable …

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Potential Economic Loss Associated with Gypsy Moth on Trees …

WEBAnimal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have found male gypsy moths present in Iowa. The survey which has been occurring in Iowa since 1972 collected 225 male …

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service October 2019 …

WEBRabbit Hemorrhagic Disease. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease is a fatal disease in rabbits and is considered a foreign animal disease in the United States. This disease is caused by …

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Drinking Water Compliance Iowa DNR

WEBE-mail: [email protected]. Office location: Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. Reception Telephone: 515-725-8200. Fax: 515 …

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Plugging Abandoned Wells in Iowa

WEBlocal county environmental health department, and 2) A certified well contractor or the local county environmental health agent must sign and submit a form stating that the well …

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