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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Ageing, dissolution and biogenic formation of nanoparticles
Environmental Science: nano 5 (2018)5. - ISSN 2051-8153 - p. 1107 - 1116.
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Natural occurrence of genotoxic and carcinogenic alkenylbenzenes in Indonesian jamu and evaluation of consumer risks
Food and Chemical Toxicology 118 (2018). - ISSN 0278-6915 - p. 53 - 67.
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Avoidance tests as a tool to detect sublethal effects of oil-impacted sediments
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 37 (2018)6. - ISSN 0730-7268 - p. 1757 - 1766.