RECETOX

For a healthy future

RECETOX is engaged in research and education on managing the environmental and health risks associated with the chemicals around us

We are building a Centre of Excellence in Environmental Health Sciences. Through research and innovation, the Centre addresses the most current societal needs and scientific challenges at national and global levels and provides stakeholders and policymakers with robust scientific evidence and innovative tools for diagnosis and prevention.

News

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20 May

Study Highlights Environmental Risks of Cruise Ship Wastewater Discharges in Polar Waters

As the polar regions are becoming more accessible and polar tourism rises, so does cruise ship traffic—and with it, wastewater discharges into some of Earth’s most fragile ecosystems. A new study conducted by RECETOX center in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Water Research analyzed treated wastewater from three expedition cruise ships and found over 160 chemical compounds.

Event

19 May

Global Forum of the Group of Earth Observations 2025

„The Earth Talks“ was a motto of the 2025 Global Forum of the Group of Earth Observations (GEO) held on May 5-9 in the Auditorium della Tecnica in Rome. GEO brought together all elements of our society – from ministers and global leaders to citizens – to harness Earth Intelligence to empower informed and ambitious actions to ensure food security, restore ecosystems, prevent disasters, and confront the triple planetary crisis, transforming the Sustainable Development Goals into an achievable reality.

Event

16 May

The Moonshot Forum laid the foundation for translating the concept of the exposome into public health practice

Comprehensive characterization of human exposome - a first step to translate its potential into medicine and public health practice - demands a coordinated international effort involving governments, organizations, scientists, funders, the technology sector and the public. The Exposome Moonshot Forum held in the Bloomberg Centre in Wahington, D.C. in May 12-15, 2025 aimed to gather these diverse stakeholders to collaboratively translate the exposome from concept to utility.

Event

5 May

EIRENE's and PARC's side event on COPs 2025

The RECETOX Centre has been operating at the science-to-policy interface at the national, European and global levels for two decades. As the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre (SCRC) for capacity building and technology transfer it supports the implementation of the global conventions protecting human health from the chemical risks and presents its activities at the Conferences of Parties of these conventions at the regular basis.

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RECETOX pillars

RESEARCH

Twenty research groups in five research programmes produce over 130 peer-reviewed publications annually

SERVICES

Twelve units in three core facilities provide physical and virtual access to the Research Infrastructure

EDUCATION

Bachelor's, master's and PhD study programmes in Environmental Health and Computational Biology and Biomedicine

IMPACT

We support evidence-based policymaking and provide innovative solutions and knowledge-transfer to partners

Upcoming events

11–13 Jun

21st RECETOX Summer School and PARC Training 2025

PARC is organising an in-person training course on new approach methodologies (NAMs) & hazard assessment of chemicals, focusing on conceptual aspects, practical applications, method demonstrations, and data integration. The course will take place from 11 to 13 June 2025, in Brno, Czech Republic, under the scientific coordination of RECETOX.

20 May