Arctic biomonitoring laboratory
Direction of scientific research
Development of methodologies for monitoring, assessment, forecasting and prevention of risks related to transfer of toxic pollutants through biological pathways capable of accumulating in trophic chains and spreading in Arctic ecosystems
Yngvar Thomassen - Leading Scientist
He has given over 275 presentations on various aspects of his research, of which 105 were invited lectures at major conferences and symposia. In the period 1983-91 he was a member of the Commission on Toxicology, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (titular) member from 1986, where he initiated the development of human body fluids as quality assurance materials for the measurement of minor, trace and ultra-trace elements and organic metabolites. From 2011-2014 he served as a titular member in the Analytical Chemistry Division. More »
Lecture on "A Human Risk Assessment Model for Environmental Pollutants"
On 31st of March there will be lecture on «A Human Risk Assessment Model for Environmental Pollutants», represented by the leading scientist of arctic biomonitoring laboratory Yngvar Thomassen. Address: Smolʼnyi buyan, 1, auditorium 501 (Scientific library named after E.I. Ovsyankin).
There was a roundtable discussion about legal aspects in the Arctic exploration
There was a roundtable discussion about legal aspects in the Arctic exploration on 28th of March, as a part of forum "Arctic - the territory of dialogue", where the Head of Arctic biomonitoring laboratory Sorokina Tatyana gave a presentation of the project "Development of methodology for monitoring, assessment, prediction and prevention of risks associated with the high level toxic polluting substances transfer via biological pathways", and spoke about the aim and targets of the laboratory.