▶ Expanding and diversifying research in the field of priority and priority hazardous substances:

• assessment of biodegradability and analysis of recalcitrant metabolites and metabolic pathways involved in the biodegradation processes of substances and mixtures of hazardous chemicals as such and from environmental samples;
• analysis of bioaccumulation/bioconcentration mechanisms of hazardous/priority hazardous chemicals in aquatic organisms (fish and macrophytes) and terrestrial organisms (plants);
• evaluating the effects generated by chemicals/chemical mixtures on the environment and establishing the ecotoxicological characteristics to ensure their free and safe circulation on the community market;
• evaluating the effects generated by chemicals/chemical mixtures on the environment and establishing the ecotoxicological characteristics to ensure their free and safe circulation on the community market;

▶ Implementation of modern techniques of (immuno) histochemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology for:

• identification and characterization of molecular biomarkers induced, at the transcriptional and translational level, by climate change and anthropogenic activities;
• the generation of molecular models for predicting the impact of anthropogenic pollutants (physical-chemical and microbiological) on the environment, using biological models from bacteria to fish;

▶ Implementation of advanced microbiological techniques for:

• quantification and identification of microorganisms from different environmental matrices and characterization of their pathogenicity and virulence potential;
• determination and analysis of the antibiotic resistance profile of potentially pathogenic microorganisms, isolated from natural ecosystems;
• analysis of bacterial adaptation mechanisms to different environmental conditions of anthropogenic pollution and biocides;
• identification of potentially pathogenic bacterial populations through specific antigen-antibody-type interaction and highlighting techniques;

▶ Implementation of alternative methods of metagenomics and metabarcoding for the evaluation of the biological diversity of the environment.

▶ Assessment of the ecological state of aquatic systems according to the Water Framework Directive and International Conventions on the reconstruction and sustainable use of water resources based on biological quality elements (benthic invertebrates) using conventional methods of microscopic analysis.