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James Meador, PhD, MS

Affiliate Professor
Email: meadorjp@uw.edu
Expertise: Clean Water, Sustainable Communities, Chemical hazards, Environmental Health, Pollution, Toxicology

About

Dr. James Meador is an environmental toxicologist with NOAA Fisheries in Seattle. He earned a PhD in aquatic toxicology from the University of Washington and has more than 30 years' experience in the field. Jim's research interests include exposure assessment and characterization of toxic effects for metals, PAHs, tributyltin, PCBs and contaminants of emerging concern. Currently, his research is focused on metabolic disruption and using tissue residues as the dose metric for toxicity assessment.

He has worked on research with DEOHS faculty & supported graduate students.

 

Education

  • PhD, University of Washington
  • MS, San Diego State University

Affiliations

NOAA

Mentorship

Not available to mentor new students .

Engagement

Teaching practices

His teaching interests include aquatic toxicology, ecotoxicology, toxic exposure assessment, & responses by aquatic organisms to toxicants.

Media Mentions

WDFW Study Shows Juvenile Chinook Salmon Face Cocktail Of Chemicals In Urban Waters, Dozens Of Contaminants Found In Fish
November 18, 2025 | Columbia Basin Bulletin | Featured: James Meador | View