Centre for Environmental Health Risk Assessment

National Public Health Institute, University of Helsinki, National Veterinary and Food Research Institute
Headed by Research Professor Juha Pekkanen
tel. +358 17 201 368 or juha.pekkanen@ktl.fi

The centre's aim is to develop methods for better and more coherent risk analysis. It conducts risk assessments on the basis of ultrafine particles in urban air and dioxins in food, making comparisons of these two pollutants at each stage of the assessment. The centre has received international recognition for its multidisciplinary approach in researching the mechanisms leading to risks as well as for its work to develop improved methods for the assessment of exposure to hazardous substances. In addition, the centre conducts epidemiological research by employing improved indices of exposure and effects and develops risk analysis in line with the principles described, taking into account the feedback received from decision-making.