Michael Plewa, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Michael Plewa, University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

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Michael Plewa, lead scientist and professor of genetics in the U of I Department of Crop Sciences, reports the first identification of a cellular mechanism linked to the toxicity of a major class of drinking water disinfection byproducts. This study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, suggests a possible connection to adverse health effects, including neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

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David Riecks, University of Illinois ITCS

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