Today almost 200 million unique chemicals have been registered in the worldwide chemical substance database (CAS) and every few seconds a new chemical is added. The exact number of registered chemicals on the EU market is unknown as well as how each of those chemicals, alone or in combination, affects humans and wildlife.
As ecotoxicologists it is our belief that our research and education can contribute to protection of the environment and wildlife from the consequences of the human chemical lifestyle. Beneath this existential justification ecotoxicology is simply fascinating. By studying the biological effects of chemicals, we can learn a lot about simple life processes.
Out research projects are closely linked to the needs of the society. Our group is well acknowledged for over 20-years research of excellence on toxicology approach development and risk assessment of environmental contaminants, covering endocrine disrupting chemicals, heavy metals, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals.
We has strong long-standing collaborations with the Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Miljøstyrelsen), national and international research groups, the EU, and the OECD in relation to development of international test systems that reveal possible endocrine disrupting effects of chemicals in model organisms, for example fish and invertebrates.