Education:
- Ph.D., Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa
- M.S., Community Health, The University of Iowa
- B.A., Anthropology, The University of Iowa
Academic Appointments:
- Adjunct Asst. Professor, Department of Geography, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Adjunct Asst. Professor, Department of Occupational & Environmental Health, College of Public Health
Research Interests:
- Environmental epidemiology and cancer
- Water contaminants and chronic health effects
- Environmental health policy
Recent Publications:
Refereed Journals
Burkholder J, Libra R, Weyer P, Heathcote S, Kolpin D, Thorne PS, Wichman M. Impacts of waste from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) on water quality. Environ Health Perspec, 115(2):308-312, 2007.
Weyer PJ, Smith BJ, Feng Z, Kantamneni JR, Riley DG. Comparison of nitrate levels in raw water and finished water from historical monitoring data on Iowa municipal drinking water supplies. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 116(1-3):81-90, 2006.
Weyer P, Cerhan J, Kross B, Hallberg G, Kantamneni J, Breuer G, Jones M, Zhang W, Lynch C:
Municipal drinking water nitrate level and cancer risk in older women: The Iowa
Women’s Health Study. Epidemiology, 11:327-338, 2001.
Chapters
Fuortes, L, Weyer P. Nitrates and nitrites in water. In: Etzel R, editor. Pediatric Environmental
Health, 2nd Edition. American Academy of Pediatrics. 2003.
Technical Reports
Amy G, Graziano N, Craun G, Krasner S, Cantor K, Hildesheim M, Weyer P, King W. Improved exposure assessment on existing cancer studies. American Water Works Association Research Foundation and the American Water Works Association, 2005.
Weyer P. In defense of clean water: How Iowa and its neighbors protect watersheds. The Iowa Policy Project, Mount Vernon, Iowa, 2005.
Weyer PJ, Riley DG. Endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals in drinking water. American Water Works Association Research Foundation and the American Water Works Association, 2001.
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