Toxicology
The research programme of Toxicology covers food toxicology and environmental toxicology. It concentrates on gaining insight in the mechanisms via which toxic compounds can induce adverse effects on the health of humans and other environmental organisms, either directly via food or indirectly via different exposure pathways related to environmental pollution
Our research
Our courses
Toxicology provides a number of lecture series and practical courses for Environmental Sciences, Nutritional Sciences, Food Safety and Food Technology students. In addition Biology and Molecular Sciences students often attend Toxicology courses.
Latest publications
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Cell-specific immune-modulation of cadmium on murine macrophages and mast cell lines in vitro
Journal of Applied Toxicology (2019). - ISSN 0260-437X
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Levels of methyleugenol and eugenol in instant herbal beverages available on the Indonesian market and related risk assessment
Food and Chemical Toxicology 125 (2019). - ISSN 0278-6915 - p. 467 - 478.
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Biomarker responses and biotransformation capacity in Arctic and temperate benthic species exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Science of the Total Environment 662 (2019). - ISSN 0048-9697 - p. 631 - 638.