Environmental Health Science Bureau

The Environmental Health Science Bureau conducts research to detect contaminants in the environment and determine their potential impact on human health; including the assessment and development of new technologies and the investigation of mechanisms through which the toxic materials act. The Bureau's research scientists develop partnerships with academia/research institutes and participate in specialized, interdisciplinary research projects in the areas of toxicology, chemistry, and epidemiology; their findings are widely published in scientific literature.

The Bureau holds expert capacity in key areas including:

• Endocrine disruption,
• Genetics,
• Biotechnology,
• Inhalation toxicology,
• Reproductive toxicology,
• Neurotoxicology,
• Pharmacokinetics,
• Immunology,
• Metabolism,
• Chemistry,
• Biostatistics and modelling, and
• Genomics and proteomics.