The New Mexico Environmental Exposure page provides links to pages with information and data for environmental contaminants, exposure to those contaminants in air, water, and fish, and biomonitoring for and assessment of exposure.

Exposure AssessmentExposure Assessment describes the way people can be exposed to chemicals in the environment.

Contaminants of ConcernContaminants of Concern are the chemicals that are detected in the environment that people are exposed to. This link provides general toxicity information.

Environmental Data and Information

Environment: AirAir Quality data are very limited for New Mexico and this link provides some information available for ozone and particulates.

Environment: FishFish data include fish tissue samples analyzed for mercury from fish caught in New Mexico lakes.

Environment: WaterWater data include summary information arsenic and uranium concentrations in public drinking water systems.

Exposure Data – Biomonitoring (Hair, Blood, Urine)Biomonitoring includes analyses of people's urine, blood, or hair to determine their exposures to certain chemicals. These data are summarized from studies of people's urine.