SCHWARZENEGGER WEIGHING NATION'S FIRST STATEWIDE BIOMONITORING PROGRAM

By Paul Rogers
Mercury News

Is there a connection between toxic chemicals and high rates of breast cancer in the Bay Area? Do pesticides build up in the bodies of Salinas farmworkers? Do people living near oil refineries in Martinez or along freeways in San Jose absorb harmful levels of air pollution?

California may be on its way to finding out.