Studies

Study	Sponsor	Status	Start	Due	Background	Results
Saginaw River / Saginaw Bay Sediment 'Hot Spot" dioxin sampling	MDEQ/EPA	Pending	October 2004	May or June 2005	Background	ACE data
Bio-availability study Midland Soils	Politician Moolenaar	Vetoed by Governor Granholm	Late 2004	Cancelled	Background LT/TRW comment Granholm veto	NA
Midland County Incidence of Diabetes exceeds state and national average - why?	Midland County Health Dept	Unknown	?	?	Background Diabetes & dioxin	NA
Midland Area Health Study by Zip Code	MDEQ	Complete	1994	1998		Summary
ATSDR & MDCH Health Consultation: Exposure Investigation Report: A Pilot Exposure Investigation: Dioxin Exposure in Adults Living in the Tittabawassee River Flood Plain, Saginaw County, Michigan EPA FACILITY ID: MID980994354	ATSDR/MDCH	Complete	Jun 03	Due Dec 2004, released 07/13/05	Scope of work CAP Q&A Preliminary data	Final Report
T.River Wild Game	Dow/Entrix	Complete ATSDR confirms findings that consuming game is a public health risk. Initial Dow PR spin gives false impression game is safe to eat.	Nov 03	Due Feb 04, Released Jul 04, Endorsed by ATSDR Apr 05	Scope of work CAP Q&A Media Article LT/TRW comment Results Game Advisory Feds agree	Final Rpt
T.River Aquatic Ecological Risk Assessment	MDEQ/GES	Complete	Jan 03	Dec 03	CAP presentation CAP Q&A	Final Rpt
Egg Report	IPEN	Complete	Dec 04	April 05	Analysis of chicken eggs from 17 countries find T.RIver flood plain eggs dioxin content amongst the highest in the world.	Final Rpt
Assessment of T.River floodplain residents opinion regarding dioxin exposure investigation	MDCH	Complete	Feb 04	May 04		Final Rpt
Assessment of City of Midland residents opinion regarding dioxin exposure investigation	MDCH	Complete	Feb 04	May 04		Final Rpt
U of M Exposure Pathway Investigation	Dow / U of M	In progress As of 03/07/05, Study underway 10 months without publishing protocol . Feedback from community indicates sampling protocol being made up as they go. Protocol finally made public 3/8/05	May 04	August 15 2006	Background Collaboration Public opinion Env Org issues CAP Q&A ATSDR 031204 ATSDR 040204 UofM 042004 UM CAP 082904 Protocol TRW Comments 081606 EPA says UM withholding data 07/11/07	Preliminary Results
Superfund Innovative Technologies Evaluation	EPA	Complete	Dec 03?	July 05	Description CAP Q&A	Final Report
Research Project: Empowering Communities located near contaminated site cleanups	EPA / MSU	In progress... Data collection complete 2005 and sent to EPA which will produce a report in 2006	Apr 04	2006	Background 03/04 Background 10/05	Participant Rpt EPA Rpt pending
Mass balance approaches to dioxin exposures in a Michigan River, USA	MDEQ / MSU	Complete	2001	Feb 03	MSU Powerpoint	Final Rpt
T.River Ecological Risk Assessment -not approved by DEQ	Dow / MSU	Overdue, was to be released in 2004. MSU now projects 2008. Dow caught taking secret samples June 05. 2006 MSU PR blitz downplaying effects on wildlife years before testing is complete.	Sep 03	Early 04	Background MDN Background MDN CAP Q&A Sep 03 CAP Q&A Oct 03 Dow clarification MSU Field study MSU Powerpoint Update MDN May 05 Secret sampling MDEQ req for info	Pending, some done: Eco Risk Soil Owls contaminated Insects contaminated
Phase 1 T.River floodplain dioxin testing	MDEQ	Complete	Apr 01	Oct 01	Background Fingerprints	Final Rpt
Phase 2 T.River floodplain dioxin testing Note: includes bioavailability data of dioxin in chicken eggs consumed by humans	MDEQ	Complete	Apr 02	Jun 03	Background Fingerprints	Final Rpt
Phase 3 T.River floodplain dioxin testing	MDEQ	Complete	Jun 03	Dec 03	Background Fingerprints	Prelim Rpt
T.River & floodplain Flow/Solids Monitoring & Sediment Thickness Characterization	Dow	Complete Dow testing done in secret, regulators may question data as no split samples provided.	Nov 03	May 04 Released to public June 05	Scope of work Changes in plan Pjt Work plan QA Work Plan Secret Testing	Submittal letter Geochronical Dendrogeomorphic TR sediment Sag River sediment Flow/Solid model Non-Analytic tests Secret testing flaws-dioxinspin.com
GeoMorph Pilot Site Characterization Report for the Upper Tittabawassee River (UTR)	Dow / ATS	Complete	July 06	Feb 07	Background	Final Rpt
Dow worker dioxin study	Dow	In progress	Sep 03	Nov 04	Background PR Spin Prev Mortality Dow rpt primer	Pending peer review
Pilot Study Report: Oral Bioavailability of Dioxins/Furans in Midland and Tittabawassee River Flood Plain Soils	Dow/Exponent/ University of Missouri-Columbia	Pending MDEQ approval	?	Feb 05		Pilot Study Report Follow up Report TERA Peer Review
Health Consultation: Dioxin Contamination in the T.River floodplain	ATSDR	Complete	2001	2002		Final Rpt
Baseline Chemical Characterization of Saginaw Bay Watershed Sediments	MDEQ	Complete	Sep 00	Aug 02		Final Rpt
Toxic Chemicals killed all young Lake Trout in Lake Ontario for 40 years	University of Wisconsin	Complete	?	Sep 03	Pictures	Final Rpt
Dioxin and Type 2 Diabetes	NAS Institute of Med	Complete	1999	2000	Background	Final Rpt
Evaluation of toxicity of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs: A health risk appraisal for the New Zealand Population	Government of New Zeeland	Complete	?	Feb 01		Summary Final Rpt
Body Burden, the pollution in people	Mt. Sinai School of Medicine / EWG	Complete	?	Jan 03		Final Rpt
American Peoples Dioxin Report	CHEJ	Complete		Nov 99	Background References	Final Rpt
Dioxin Reassessment	EPA	Delayed	1992	2005?	Background Cause of delay	Summary Rpt

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