National Institute for Environmental Studies
Comprehensive Environmental Risk Research Program

PJ1 Health Hazards Project
Health hazard assessment considering the real-life environment and vulnerabilities


The health effects of chemicals vary with exposure level and sensitivity, but their effects in the real world are not fully understood.The Health Hazards Project will conduct systematic research on the health effects of environmental factors, including chemicals, over the lifetimes of present and future generations. We will evaluate the health hazards, considering the real-life environment and vulnerabilities, find mechanism-based impact indicators, and propose new evaluation and prediction methods. These contributions will facilitate the development of comprehensive health risk indexes.

PJ1_illustration, Examine health effects