At a glance
- The 4 Corners States Biomonitoring Consortium, including Arizona (leading state), Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, leverages resources across their programs to increase their biomonitoring capacity and capability.
Funding overview
2024-2027
The Four Corners Biomonitoring Consortium is assessing heavy metal exposures in rural communities and investigating per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemical exposure in occupations at greater risk for exposure such as firefighters.
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.