This site provides information about the University of Michigan
Dioxin Exposure Study (UMDES). It also provides links to other
sites, such as government agencies and news organizations, which
may have information related to this study, or general
information about dioxins and dioxin-like compounds. Elevated
levels of dioxins have been found in the soil of the
Tittabawassee River flood plain and nearby areas. In the fall of
2004, the University of Michigan began conducting a two-year
study to find out whether the elevated levels of dioxins in the
soil in the city of Midland, and in the Tittabawassee River
flood plain between Midland and Saginaw, have also caused
elevated levels of dioxins in residents' bodies. For comparison
purposes the investigators also performed similar measurements
among residents in Jackson and Calhoun Counties.