Week of July 18-Results from the soil analyses and painting our projects

 On Thursday, Dr. Jason Unrine joined us to report back on the lead levels from our soil samples.  The concentrations of lead in our samples ranged from 27.96 to 44.90 mg Pb/Kg soil.  These levels are well within the distribution of background soil lead in Kentucky and well below EPA screening levels-Background soil lead levels.  The mean levels that have been found in Kentucky are 29.2 mg Pb/Kg.  After a brief discussion of these results, we then engaged the creative sides of our brains and painted our projects.

Earlier in the week, the SURF students met with Dr. Vrushali Angadi who discussed her work in voice function and rehabilitation.  The SURES students met with Dr. Cetewayo Rashid who described his career journey and his research investigating the health outcomes in the offspring following maternal exposures to endocrine disruptors.