Overview
The University of Washington Superfund Research Program is an interdisciplinary program that conducts and communicates research on the impacts of metal neurotoxicity on human and ecological health. Our research focuses upon metals that commonly occur at Superfund hazardous waste sites for which there are important data gaps impeding the full understanding of their neurotoxic effects on human and ecological health. The physiological processes we study include adverse effects on cognition, olfaction and neurobehavioral processes, and are associated with the risk of developing Alzheimer's and non-Alzheimer's related dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurodevelopmental diseases.