Laboratory of Toxicology studies effects and the mechanisms of effects of environmental chemical, biological and physical exposures in cells, laboratory animals and exposed people and performs health risk assessment. In the main research themes of the Department the focus is
in dioxins, the mechanisms of the acute toxicity, developmental effects
in air pollution, toxicity and inflammatory effects of fine and ultrafine particles
in moldy buildings, inflammatory and immunotoxic effects of microbes
in drinking water, carcinogenicity of disinfection byproducts, contaminants in well water
Hannu Komulainen, Ph.D.
Head of the Laboratory
Phone. +358 20 610 6322
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Heli Leinonen
Secretary
Phone +358 20 610 6321
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Fax 020 610 6499
Postal address
P.O.Box 95
FIN-70701 Kuopio
Finland
Street address
Neulaniementie 4
FIN-70210 Kuopio
Finland