MDCH, in cooperation with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), will conduct a Pilot Exposure Investigation (PEI) of dioxin levels in 25 people that are currently living in the flood plain of the Tittabawassee River.
Questions may be directed to Dr. Linda D. Dykema, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, 3423 North Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., P.O. Box 30195, Lansing, Michigan 48909.
State of Michigan Issues Wild Game Advisories
Assessment of City of Midland Residents' Opinions Regarding a Dioxin Exposure Investigation
Assessment of Tittabawassee River Flood Plain Residents' Opinions Regarding a Dioxin Exposure Investigation
MDCH Fact Sheet: PEI
PEI Protocol: Dioxin Exposure in Adults Living in the Tittabawassee River Flood Plain, Saginaw County, Michigan
Attachment A: Informed Consent
Attachment B: Whole Blood Collection and Processing for Serum Dioxin
Attachment C: Collection of Indoor Dust Samples from Carpeted Surfaces for Chemical Analysis Using a Nilfisk GS-80 Vacuum Cleaner
Attachment D: MDEQ Draft Soil Sampling Protocol and Consent to Enter Private Property
Attachment E: Dioxin Exposure Investigation Questionnaire
Attachment F: Responsiveness Summary
Attachment G: MDCH Internal Review Board Determination