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Water and Health Lab, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health

GENERAL INFORMATION

  Water and Health Lab, Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health
Cyprus University of Technology
Cyprus University of Technology
  Clinical Research Centres
Description and purpose of the Research Infrastructure
Mission: The research lab team of Water and Health studies the relationships between various environmental factors and chronic disease using the framework of the human exposome.The research lab team of Water and Health studies the relationships between various environmental factors and chronic disease using the framework of the human exposome. Objectives:revolve around the assessment of human exposures to environmental stressors as they relate to metabolic health outcomes, and towards the development of advanced biomonitoring and metabolomics methodologies for the measurement of the exposome with focus on endocrine disruptors, .eg. developing and applying novel human biomonitoring and metabolomics protocols, incorporating agnostic, systematic and high throughput approaches towards a refined disease etiology, conducting personal exposure assessment as well as epidemiologic studies for the assessment of the human exposome.

USEFUL FIGURES

Personnel

10

Personnel

Male

30%

Male

Female

70%

Female

Publications

120

Publications

ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Academia
  • Industry

CONTACT INFO

Address:  30 Arch Kyprianou, Limassol

Postal Code:  3041

City:  Limassol

Website:  https://web.cut.ac.cy/waterandhealth/

Contact Person of RI:  Konstantinos Makris   |  25002398

INFORMATION OF INSTRUMENTATION OPERATING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE

GC/MS (Agilent InTuvo)
  • Name:  GC/MS (Agilent InTuvo)
  • Description:  Gas chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Year:  2017
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU
  • Private

Available for access
by external users

GC/MS/MS (Agilent 7890A/7000B GC/MS/MS with split/splitless, PTV, and CoC inlets
  • Name:  GC/MS/MS (Agilent 7890A/7000B GC/MS/MS with split/splitless, PTV, and CoC inlets
  • Description:  Gas chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Year:  2012
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU
7693A automatic liquid sampler, GC MS Agilent
  • Name:  7693A automatic liquid sampler, GC MS Agilent
  • Description:  Automated liquid sample injection and handling in gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) systems
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU
ICP-MS (Thermo XSeries 2, Thermo Scientific, Germany)
  • Name:  ICP-MS (Thermo XSeries 2, Thermo Scientific, Germany)
  • Description:  Quantitative and qualitative analysis of trace elements and isotopes in a wide range of sample types
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU
Freeze Drier
  • Name:  Freeze Drier
  • Description:  Remove moisture from biological samples
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU
UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, atomic absorption spectrophotometer
  • Name:  UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, atomic absorption spectrophotometer
  • Description:  Measures the amount of light absorbed or transmitted by a substance in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible (Vis) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. It quantifies how much a sample absorbs light at different wavelengths.
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU
freezer that operates between -50 and -86 °C and 668 liters storage capacity (Sanyo, MDF-U7386S), and two refrigerators that operates between 4 to -20 °C (Liebherr Premium and Samsung)
  • Name:  freezer that operates between -50 and -86 °C and 668 liters storage capacity (Sanyo, MDF-U7386S), and two refrigerators that operates between 4 to -20 °C (Liebherr Premium and Samsung)
  • Description:  Cooling and store samples
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU
(SPE) extraction set-up (Biotage off-line automated module)
  • Name:  (SPE) extraction set-up (Biotage off-line automated module)
  • Description:  Purification and concentration of specific compounds from complex sample matrices
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU
solvent evaporator (N-EVAP 111
  • Name:  solvent evaporator (N-EVAP 111
  • Description:  Used for the efficient and controlled evaporation of solvents from liquid samples
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU
Nitrogen evaporator, Organomation Associates Inc., USA)
  • Name:  Nitrogen evaporator, Organomation Associates Inc., USA)
  • Description:  Designed for the controlled and efficient evaporation of solvents from liquid samples using a flow of nitrogen gas
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU
shaker
  • Name:  shaker
  • Description:  Mixes substances in various containers, such as test tubes, flasks, or microplates
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU
centrifuge
  • Name:  centrifuge
  • Description:  Separates particles in a sample based on their density
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Water and Health Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Urine, blood, saliva
Funding Source: 
  • National
  • EU