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Posted: 11:34 AM- SALT LAKE CITY - A state-funded study of links between exposure to illegal drug labs and the health problems of public safety officers is in jeopardy of ending without collecting enough data.
Officials say that as of April, just 38 of 144 Utah law enforcement agencies had completed study surveys.
The two-year study is being conducted by the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupation and Environmental Health at the University of Utah. It was funded in 2006 by state lawmakers.
Researchers want to determine whether exposure to chemicals used in meth labs is killing officers or causing them severe health problems.
The deadline for data collection is October.
