Currently, environmental monitoring is largely based on measuring concentrations of a limited number of environmental pollutants. However, international research has shown that up to 99% of the toxic effects that can be measured in the environment are caused by unknown chemicals, which are completely overlooked when focusing on concentrations of known environmental contaminants.
Our effect-based methods can be used to measure the total effect of toxic substances in environmental samples, both known and unknown compounds. The methods show the total effect, the so-called cocktail effect, which occurs when several compounds interact.
Our methods can be used to monitor time trends and spatial variations in the occurrence of environmentally hazardous substances. The methods can also be used to sources-trace emissions. Our effect-based methods are beeing used for environmental monitoring by both state and regional authorities.
Our analytical methods can map the presence of environmentally hazardous chemicals in the environment.
In our White Paper “Chemical Pollutants in Lakes and Watercourses – Environmental Monitoring with Effect-Based Methods in Cells” (March 2023), you can read more about how effect-based methods can be used to monitor chemical pollutants in surface water. The White Paper is in Swedish.
Are you interested in a collaboration with BioCell Analytica? Please contact us at
kontakt@biocellanalytica.se
BioCell Analytica
Ulls väg 29C
756 45 Uppsala
Org.nr: 559229-7336
