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CU is aware that Canvas is unavailable and the webpage temporarily displayed a message regarding a security breach of Canvas. The site is now displaying a maintenance message. CU is working with the vendor to investigate and resolve the issue. CU does not control the platform. We cannot provide a timeline for resolution. This incident is impacting Canvas instances globally and is part of the larger data breach reported to you on Monday. We will provide additional updates as they are available.
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Exposure
Research assessing potential health effects from PFAS exposure in drinking water.
About
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals that have been around since the 1940’s. PFAS are made of carbon-fluorine bonds that are very difficult to break down in the environment and in the body. PFAS have water-resistant properties and are found in water-repellent clothing, stain-resistant carpets, fast-food wrappers, and some aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) used for fire suppression, among others1.
Between 2013 and 2016, PFAS concentrations exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) health advisory levels were detected in public water systems serving the Fountain Valley communities of Fountain, Security, and Widefield, Colorado. Water from these Fountain Valley communities served approximately 80,000 people. The source of the PFAS water contamination was the use of AFFF at Peterson Air Force Base, located north of the affected communities2,3.
In 2016 and 2017, affected water districts took measures to reduce PFAS in the drinking water to levels below the federal drinking water standards.
To date, there are three PFAS health research studies with the population from the Fountain Valley communities:
- PFAS Assessment of Water and Resident Exposure (PFAS-AWARE) (2018, 2019)
- Agency of Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR) Exposure Assessment (2020)
- Colorado Study on Community Outcomes from PFAS Exposure (CO SCOPE) (2021-2023)
John Adgate and Anne Starling have led the PFAS-AWARE and CO SCOPE health research studies. Please take a look at the information below to learn more about each study.
Our team
Anne Starling PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Department of Epidemiology
- Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity & Diabetes Center
Primary Phone:303-724-8483
Mailing Address:
- CU Anschutz
Anschutz Health Sciences Building
1890 N Revere Court
Aurora, CO 80045
Anne Starling, PhD, is an environmental epidemiologist. Her work focuses on exposures in early life and how they affect children’s growth and subsequent risk of chronic disease. Areas of interest include endocrine-disrupting chemicals and traffic-related air pollution. In her work with the Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity & Diabetes Center, she studies biological pathways by which environmental exposures may influence child metabolic health, including epigenetic mechanisms. The goal of this research is to identify and reduce harmful environmental exposures at critical periods in the life course.
Areas of Expertise
- Environmental epidemiology
- Obesity
- Epigenetics
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