2024
Mixed contaminant exposure in tapwater and the potential implications for human-health in disadvantaged communities in California
Smalling K, Romanok K, Bradley P, Hladik M, Gray J, Kanagy L, McCleskey R, Stavreva D, Alexander-Ozinskas A, Alonso J, Avila W, Breitmeyer S, Bustillo R, Gordon S, Hager G, Jones R, Kolpin D, Newton S, Reynolds P, Sloop J, Ventura A, Von Behren J, Ward M, Solomon G. Mixed contaminant exposure in tapwater and the potential implications for human-health in disadvantaged communities in California. Water Research 2024, 267: 122485. PMID: 39368187, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImprove water qualityHuman health concernsDrinking waterWater quality challengesDrinking-water sourcesHuman health outcomesDrinking water supplyContaminant exposureFrequent exceedancesHazard indexOrganic chemicalsMixture exposurePublic water systemsWater qualityHealth advisoriesMultiple exceedancesHealth risksHuman healthYears of droughtData gapsDrinking-waterContaminationClimate changeCentral ValleyTapwater samplesNitrate exposure from drinking water and dietary sources among Iowa farmers using private wells
Skalaban T, Thompson D, Madrigal J, Blount B, Espinosa M, Kolpin D, Deziel N, Jones R, Beane Freeman L, Hofmann J, Ward M. Nitrate exposure from drinking water and dietary sources among Iowa farmers using private wells. The Science Of The Total Environment 2024, 919: 170922. PMID: 38350573, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum contaminant levelUrinary nitrate concentrationDietary intakeNitrate concentrationsNitrate excretionNitrate exposureDietary nitrateDrinking waterDietary assessment toolsPrivate wellsAssociated with adverse health risksVulnerable to nitrate contaminationWater nitrate concentrationsNitrate ingestionAdverse health risksAgricultural Health StudyDrinking water intakeMedian intakeProspective cohortUrinary nitrateDietary nitrate ingestionContamination levelsNitrate contaminationNitrate intakeHealth Study
2023
Long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water and risk of cardiovascular diseases among women living in California
Medgyesi D, Spielfogel E, Bangia K, Acien A, Madrigal J, Fisher J, Jones R, Ward M, Lacey J, Sanchez T. Long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water and risk of cardiovascular diseases among women living in California. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2023, 2023 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2023.ep-046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term exposureDrinking water