HSPH Superfund Research Program

MEMCARE: Metals and Metals Mixtures: Cognitive Aging, Remediation, and Exposure Sources

The NIEHS Superfund Research Program is a national university-based research program funded through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Kickstarted in 1987 through the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), this program called upon universities to resolve the many complex health and environmental issues originating at hazardous waste sites.
The overall goal of our Center is to understand and mitigate the effects of exposures to metals and metal mixtures found at Superfund sites, particularly during critical time periods such as early life, on late-life cognitive health. We have four research projects that address epidemiology, mechanistic laboratory studies, biogeochemical studies on environmental exposures, and engineering to explore remediation strategies for metals in drinking water.