What Do you Need to Know About Arsenic and Mercury?

Start with our Fact Sheets and Newsletters:

NH Arsenic MCL Reduction: for private well users
Program Fact Sheet
Arsenic Fact Sheet
Arsenic in NH Well Water
Mercury Fact Sheet
Berlin Superfund Site Fact Sheet
Dartmouth SRP RTC/CEC Fact Sheet
Newsletter Archive

Visit www.ArsenicandYou!

Learn about arsenic and find out if your family might be exposed through private well water, food or other sources. The site includes easy steps to reduce your exposure and additional resources.

Take the time to fill out our website survey so that we can keep improving our information and website navigation.

The Arsenic and You website was updated in 2020-21!

Use the Well Water Community Action Toolkit

The Toolkit provides a step-by-step guide to help communities ensure the safety of private well water by holding community testing events and information sessions.

Be sure to learn more about TESTING YOUR WELL and how to TREAT your water if you drink from a private well. Helpful people and resources are available to guide you.

Watch Mercury: From Source to Seafood

This ten-minute video explains how mercury gets into the seafood we eat, why it is important to eat low-mercury fish for good health, and why we need to keep mercury out of the environment.

Check out our Other Videos

Our Research Translation team makes short videos about the contaminants we study and how to reduce your exposure. We also help our young scientists become better communicators of their research by learning to explain it on camera.

Learn About PFAS in New Hampshire!

This Infographic fact sheet provides answers to your questions about PFAS, a contaminant found in water, air, soil and consumer products. The fact sheet links to a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for  more detailed information.

Find Out How We Are Engaging with Communities

Our Community Engagement team connects community members and our research program, and forms partnerships to assist communities and community-serving organizations with environmental public health concerns and questions. Contact us with questions, concerns or ideas to connect with your community about arsenic and mercury.

Learn About Our Research

Read a summary of each of our four research projects and learn about our scientists.

Find Out How We Explain and Share Our Research

Our Research Translation team makes sure that everyone understands and uses our research to make their health and environment safer. Contact us with questions, concerns or ideas to connect with your community about arsenic and mercury.

Visit the Dartmouth Office of Outreach

Learn about the latest Science Pubs and Cafes, Dartmouth Science Day and the Science Olympiad as well as enrichment activities with local schools, professional development for teachers, workshops and projects that synthesize and interpret science for public policy.