Division of Environmental Toxicology
Faculty of Health Sciences with the Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine
MISSION
The Department of Environmental Toxicology is a scientific unit that carries out research in the field of chemistry and environmental ecotoxicology.
Scientific activity profile:- assessment of air quality, including in-door air,
- assessment of chemical and ecotoxicological quality of water, sediments and materials deposited in the environment;
- chemical and ecotoxicological assessment of the influence of municipal and business activity in seaside areas on marine ecosystem
- selected features of environmental impact on human health
Research areas of particular interest:- model investigations of volatile organic compounds emissions from building and furnishing materials,
- evaluation of indoor air quality in the public utilities and other
- search of new tools for air quality assessment
- ecotoxicological research with application of microbiotests, search for correlation with physicochemical analyses
- search for new indicators of environmental contamination impact on human health in bodily fluids