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Public Drinking Water Contaminants and Infant Health: Advancing Environmental Justice

Award Number: DP5OD031849
ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NIH
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/14/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/14/2025

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Public Drinking Water Contaminants and Infant Health: Advancing Environmental Justice - Project Summary The objective of this project is to evaluate the contribution of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in public drinking water contaminant exposures to in utero water contaminant exposures and subsequent adverse birth outcomes across the United States (US). Potential disparities in public drinking water contaminant exposures have not been comprehensively characterized across the US. Such disparities in public drinking water contaminant exposures may directly contribute to inequalities in in utero exposures and inequalities in adverse birth outcomes. This proposal aims to (1) evaluate racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in drinking water contaminant exposures across the US by developing novel nationwide public drinking water contaminant exposure estimates for over eighty regulated contaminants; (2) evaluate the contribution of estimated public drinking water metal exposures to measured in utero internal dose and infant health outcomes across three diverse birth cohorts; and (3) evaluate the impact of changes in national public drinking water regulations on infant health outcomes using a difference-in-differences approach, which can characterize the impact of federal drinking water regulatory changes on diverse racial/ethnic and socioeconomic subgroups in the US. In Aim 1, novel nationwide public drinking water contaminant exposure estimates will be derived primarily using data from the US Environmental Protection Agency's Six Year Review of Contaminant Occurrence database, which contains compliance monitoring data for over 95% of public drinking water systems throughout the US. In Aim 2, novel public drinking water contaminant exposure estimates from Aim 1 are assigned to maternal-infant dyads in several diverse birth cohorts in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) nationwide consortium, a pioneering NIH funded consortium. In Aim 3, novel public drinking water contaminant exposure estimates from Aim 1 are assigned to birth records from the California Comprehensive Birth File to evaluate the impact of reducing water contaminant exposures (via federal regulatory change) on adverse birth outcomes. The proposed study responds directly to the NIH Strategic Plan 2020 aim to “Develop evidence- based interventions to reduce health disparities,” including “Understanding mechanisms that lead to health disparities by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.”


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	4	3/14/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $405,000 )
2024	2024	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	001	4	9/13/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2024	2024	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	4	8/16/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$405,000
														Subtotal = $405,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $405,000 )
2023	2023	TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	3	8/31/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$405,000
														Subtotal = $405,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $405,000 )
2022	2022	TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	2	8/17/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$405,000
														Subtotal = $405,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $405,000 )
2021	2021	TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	000	1	9/14/2021	NEW	$405,000
2021	2021	TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE	630 W 168TH ST FL 4	NEW YORK	NY	10032	NEW YORK	USA	Trans-NIH Research Support	001	1	9/29/2021	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $405,000

Grand Total All Awards = $1,620,000

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Public Drinking Water Contaminants and Infant Health: Advancing Environmental Justice

Award Number: DP5OD031849

ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NIH

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/14/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/14/2025

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