4 Corners States Biomonitoring Consortium Funding

At a glance

  • The 4 Corners States Biomonitoring Consortium, including Utah (leading state), Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, leveraged resources from a variety of their programs to increase their biomonitoring capacity and capability.
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Funding overview

2014-2019

The consortium implemented key studies based on similar residential, occupational, socio-economic, demographic, and environmental concerns among the state's residents.

  • The Private Well Drinking Water and Metals Contamination Study assessed exposure to metals of concern from well water in the consortium states.
  • The Exposure of Four Corners States Residents to Metals, Pesticides and Consumer Products assessed exposure to herbicides, pesticides, and phthalates in the consortium states.
  • The San Luis Valley Children's Study assessed exposures of children ages 3 to 13 to hazardous chemicals including metals, pesticides, and phthalates.