Centre for Pollution Research and Policy

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Our Centre addresses the societal need for the protection of human health and the environment from harmful chemical pollution in a rapidly changing world.

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Meet our experts

Specialist facilities

We benefit from specialist facilities aiding our experimental research

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Research areas of expertise

The Centre builds on the track record of its founding members in endocrine disruptor research, combined chemical exposures and predictive toxicology

Protecting human health and the environment from harmful chemical pollution

Our networks and links

Our experts play leading roles in an international network of endocrine disruptor researchers

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"Trust me I'm a doctor: Should I worry about plastics?"

BBC's Michael Mosley talks to Prof Andreas Kortenkamp, a human toxicologist at Brunel University London

Open research

Read our recent publications and learn more about our work

Browse our research projects

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Improving the management of plastic packaging waste

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Occurrence and lifecycle fate of additives used in plastics

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Assessing endocrine disruption in birds, fish and amphibians

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Public engagement and science communication

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Endocrine disruptors linked to developmental neurotoxicity

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Predicting chemical bioaccumulation in wildlife using machine learning

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New safety laws for chemicals

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