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Local advocates press for a health registry and university research on dioxane exposure
Summary
CARD members urged creating a health registry and partnering with university researchers to study long-term effects of 1,4-dioxane exposure; speakers said registries have aided other Michigan contamination responses and recommended state-health-agency engagement.
Several CARD members urged state and federal agencies to support a health registry for people exposed to site contaminants, saying registries have been used at other Michigan sites to associate exposures with health outcomes. Vince told the group a registry is “pretty standard” at other sites and that local populations would benefit from systematic tracking and study.
Participants also discussed possible university partnerships. Rita described efforts connected to the Yale Superfund Center (external advisory board) and said university involvement could provide long-term research capacity; speakers suggested University of Michigan students and faculty could be engaged to help develop exposure and health-effect studies. EPA and EGLE representatives said registry requests commonly start with state health agencies and that the EPA would coordinate with state and federal health partners (for example ATSDR) where appropriate.
