Current Projects

Study of metals and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluroalkyl substances in Asian/Pacific Islander adults living in the San Francisco Bay area
Study of metals and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluroalkyl substances in Asian/Pacific Islander adults living in the San Francisco Bay area
Study of environmental chemical exposures in adults in the Central Valley
Expanded study of environmental chemical exposures in adults in the Central Valley, with a focus on Hispanics and Asian/Pacific Islanders
Study of air pollution exposures in parents and children in two San Joaquin Valley communities.

Lab Collaboration

Analysis of flame retardants and other persistent chemicals in blood samples from mothers of children with leukemia and mothers of children without leukemia
Study of metals and other environmental chemicals in adults across the state, conducted one region at a time
Study of metals and other environmental chemicals in adults in Los Angeles County
Study of metals and other environmental chemicals in adults in Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, Mono, and Inyo counties
Study of metals and other environmental chemicals in adults in San Diego and Orange counties.

Lab Collaboration

Analysis of flame retardants and other persistent chemicals in blood samples for a study of women with and without breast cancer

Lab Collaboration

Analysis of phthalates in urine samples from 5-year-old children for a study in an agricultural community
Study of diesel exhaust exposure in child-parent pairs in the San Francisco Bay Area
Study of environmental chemical exposures in Southern California firefighters
Study of flame retardant exposures in San Francisco Bay Area adults and the potential effect of removing foam-containing furniture from their homes
Study of air pollution exposures among female agricultural workers in Fresno, Kern, and Kings counties.

Lab Collaboration

Analysis of phthalates and environmental phenols in urine samples from teenage girls
Analysis of selected chemicals in samples from volunteers, to help the labs refine their procedures

Chemicals in Our Bodies Project

Study of environmental chemical exposures in pregnant women and their infants
Analysis of persistent chemicals in blood collected from pregnant individuals during prenatal screening
Analysis of persistent chemicals in blood collected from pregnant individuals in Orange and San Diego Counties during prenatal screening
Analysis of persistent chemicals in blood collected from pregnant individuals in Alameda & Contra Costa Counties, Los Angeles County, the Northern Counties, and Riverside & San Bernardino Counties during prenatal screening
Analysis of persistent chemicals in blood collected from pregnant individuals in North Bay, San Francisco & Central Coast, and Southern Counties during prenatal screening

Laboratory Collaboration

Analysis of bisphenol A, benzophenone-3 and triclosan in urine samples from pregnant women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus
Study of air pollution exposures in school children in Stockton

Lab Collaboration

Analysis of persistent environmental chemicals in archived samples from pregnant women in the 1960s and recent samples from their now-adult daughters in a study examining the risk of breast cancer and other diseases affecting women  

Lab Collaboration

Analysis of flame retardants and other persistent chemicals in blood samples for studies of ethnically diverse, low-income pregnant women

Lab Collaboration

Analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urine for a study of women and ovarian function