Next week a researcher from the University of Cincinnati will speak at Washington State Community College about her study on manganese in local children.

 

The presentation by epidemiologist Dr. Erin Haynes is open to the public.

 

Washington State Community College is partnering with the University of Cincinnati to study the effects of manganese on children. The effort is the result of a sampling performed of 142 residents last fall that indicated elevated levels in the blood and hair of local people. Manganese emissions could pose the greatest harm to children, but the neurotoxin's effects on adult worker populations has been documented, as well.

 

Results from the cooperative study could lead to $3 million in federal funding to study the effects of manganese on children.

 

Dr. Haynes will speak at 6 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at Graham Auditorium.