Mercury In The Water

Aim 1: Construct a profile of metal and pesticide/herbicide environmental exposures to the CRST community Aim 2: To characterize immune system changes by measuring immune cell populations, immune cell activation, cytokine levels and autoantibodies in whole blood and serum samples

Aim 3: Integrate biomonitoring data on arsenic, pesticides/herbicides and mercury with immune system markers data into our multivariate biostatistical models. These biostatistical models will allow us to better understand the complex linkages among environmental exposures and health on CRST.

Study Documents: All items containing study results have undergone review and approval from the participating Tribe(s) and Great Plains IRB

Educational Poster on Fish Consumption

Presentation on Smoke Exposure and Chronic Disease - 2019 Research Symposium

Presentation on Smoke Exposure and Cotinine - 2019 ISES- ISEE

Presentation on Fish Consumption and Metabolism - 2024 Research Symposium

Presentation on Workplace Exposure and Cotinine for Tribal Council

Lay Summary on Fishing, Metals, and Metabolism in CRST

Publication on Mercury, Autoimmunity, and Environmental Factors on CRST

Publication on Smoking, Secondhand Smoke, and Cotinine on CRST

Lay Summary on Mercury in the Water to Trash Burning and Dementia - 2025 Symposium