CHEERS Research Study
The University of Illinois (UIC) School of Public Health is conducting a research study of water quality and health among people who use the Chicago River for recreation. The research study, called CHEERS, the Chicago Health, Environmental Exposure and Recreation Study, was undertaken to better understand the relationship between water quality and recreation. The UIC team pitched their tents along the river, lake and bicycle paths recruiting participants throughout the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
Because of our interest in water quality and continuing to improve the river for the people and wildlife that share it, Friends’ helped promote the research study among the community of Chicago River users to encourage study participation. We did not administer any part of the study, which was paid for by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD). The MWRD is against disinfecting sewage treatment plant effluent as recommended the by the Illinois EPA.
For more information on sewage disinfection, please go to Clean Water and Healthy Fish.
For more information about CHEERS, visit the study website at www.cheerschicago.org. You can also contact Cynthia Fox at (312) 939-0490, ext. 13 or cfox@chicagoriver.org.
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