If you are an Anglo man, about 25 years old, 5-feet 6-inches tall and tipping the scales at 154 pounds, then water-quality standards were designed for you, according to Joni Arends, executive director of Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety.

Human health standards for air and water are based on research using this "Reference Man," she said. "The Reference Man is not protective of the most vulnerable, including pregnant women, infants, children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems," said Arends in a statement.

Arends spoke at a Thursday gathering in the Capitol to unveil a new statewide water pollution source map.

Concerned Citizens collaborated with the faith-based Multicultural Alliance for Safe Environment to produce the map, which shows historical sources of air and water pollution in New Mexico, including oil and gas production, mining, coal-fired power plants and depleted uranium sites. It also shows the areas affected by smoke plumes from the 2000 Cerro Grande wildfire and the 2011 Las Conchas Fire.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency sets minimum allowable standards for pollutants in air and drinking water based on the risk of health problems from acute and long-term chronic exposure to various chemicals. The EPA does have newer studies that track the amount of water pregnant women, lactating mothers and young children drink.

Organizers hope people will use the map to inform themselves about water quality issues and get involved in public policy discussions.

The map is under development and the first version is available online at sacredtrustnm.org.