Research Translation

Project Team:

Celia Chen, Ph.D. PI, Research Translation Core

Laurie Rardin, M.E.S. Research Translation Coordinator

Nancy Serrell, M.A. Research Translation Core Advisor

The Dartmouth Superfund Research Program is comprised of scientists from Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School, who are investigating the effects of toxic metals on the environment and on human health. The Program includes scientific research projects on arsenic and mercury, as well as core projects for trace metal analysis, integrative biology, training and research translation. Investigators are currently studying the impacts of trace amounts of arsenic on molecular and physiological processes as well as epidemiological endpoints http://www.dartmouth.edu/~toxmetal/.

The Program's Research Translation Core (RTC), informs and educates federal and state environmental agencies, scientific colleagues, interest groups and the public about Dartmouth's toxic metals research findings. Creating responsive dialogue between investigators in the program and its stakeholders is a key component of the RTC, to ensure that research questions and results are used in the most effective ways possible.

Click here to learn more about arsenic in well water and how to get your well tested.

The RTC recently completed a short movie entitled, “In Small Doses: Arsenic,” to help private well-owners and the general public think about the risks associated with exposure to potentially harmful amounts of arsenic in their drinking water. The ten minute video explains how naturally occurring arsenic moves into groundwater, how it is detected, what can be done to remove it, and the current science surrounding the question of how much is too much? To view the film, please click on IN SMALL DOSES here. If you would like to link to the movie from your website, please use this link, www.InSmallDoses.org.