Health and Environmental Risk Analysis Team

Description
The research group thanks to the interdisciplinary cooperation of scientists from disciplines such as geochemistry, chemistry, environmental protection, chemical analyses, biology, toxicology, ecotoxicology, statistics, management and social communication, conducts comprehensive scientific research based on risk assessment. Environmental risk analysis (ERA); Fate, transport, and metabolism of contemporary pollutants in the environment; Techniques and analytical methods for determining the presence and concentrations of contemporary pollutants in the environment; Risk assessment of combined exposure to multiple chemicals; „Omic” technologies in bioremediation of the environment; Farm to Fork Strategy and food security, contaminants in the food chain, biological hazards and health risk assessment; Dietary exposure and risk assessment; Risk analysis of the use of zero-waste technologies in circular economy; Analyses and prediction of the environmental and cumulative behaviour of contemporary pollutants; Health as the fourth pillar of sustainable development; Integrated risk assessment and risk management procedures; Risk communication in informing the public and making decisions.
Laboratories:
LC-MS/MS Laboratory
Biotechnological Laboratory
Cooperation:
University of Granada (Spain)
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research UFZ (Germany)
Opole University of Technology (Polska)

Contact

Health and Environmental Risk Analysis Team (HERAT)
al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Budynek A-0, pok. 347a
12 617 50 33

Leading unit

Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection - Department of Environment Protection

Team leader

Gruszecka-Kosowska Agnieszka

Team members

  • Szalińska van Overdijk Ewa Paulina
  • Strzebońska Magdalena
  • Kostka Anna
  • Koziarska Marta
  • Stolecka Agata

IDUB research areas

  • Water-energy-climate: interdisciplinary approach to sustainable development

Keywords

risk assessmenthealth riskenvironmental riskxenobioticsOne Health approach