Field/Laboratory Infrastructure: Air Sampling Equipment- Exposure Assessment Laboratory
Low volume gravimetric (SKC, Casella) samplers with (BGI) cyclones;
Direct read out instruments UCB PATs monitors,
UPAS, TSI Dust Track and SidePack Monitors
Cascade (Anderson) impactors
Micro PEMs- for micro-environmental/ personal sampling of particulate matter
Continuous air quality monitoring station,
EBAM
e-sampler
High-Volume Dichotomous, speciation samplers
ATMOS, AEROGRAM and PURPLE AIR for ambient measurements
Direct read out instruments for CO and VOC measurements
Calibration equipment including primary flow calibrators, rotameters, span gas
BEACON LOGGERS for location monitoring.
Analytical Facilities
A controlled environmental room and microbalance facility is available.
GC-MS (Agilent 6890GC/HP5973) equipped with an automated thermal desorption unit and columns for analysis of VOCs
GC-MS/MS (Thermoscientific) for analysis of PAHs
ICP-/MS (Agilent 7500) for analysis of heavy metals
HPLC and UV Spectrophotometers
Elisa Plate Readers for analysis of biomarkers
PCR (9700, Applied Biosystems) with 96- and 384-well blocks for analysis of micro RNA
Soot scan analyser for analysis of black carbon
Bio-repository
4000 urine samples
4000 dry blood spot samples
100 cord blood samples
B. Clinical Infrastructure
Investigators have access to clinical laboratory with capacities for a wide battery of clinical, biochemical, and microbiological analyses. The equipment include PFT machines, Stadiometers, SECA mats, sphygmomanometers, pulse oximeters, digital weighing scales, Gulick tapes, quick-release vascular cuffs, Meijer’s Arc, and portable ECG machines.
Environmental Health Engineering
The Department was initially established as a service provider for occupational safety and industrial hygiene to the leather and tanning sector in Tamil Nadu.
Currently, the department provides a Master of Public Health (MPH) program with specializations in occupational and environmental health, public health nutrition, health systems management, and climate change & health, along with B.Sc. (Hons) Environmental Health Sciences and B.Sc. Public Health programs. These programs are designed to develop professionals skilled in monitoring, evaluating, and controlling occupational and environmental hazards through advanced analytical techniques.
The faculty members actively conduct short-term training modules in environmental epidemiology, quantitative health risk assessment, industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, biomedical and hazardous waste management, chemical safety, occupational health monitoring, hazard and risk analysis, risk communication, industrial safety, and occupational & environmental health management systems.
Research Activities
Exposure assessment
Occupational and environmental epidemiology (including molecular epidemiology)
Environmental physiology & toxicology
Climate and health
Environmental genomics
Health impact assessment
Environmental toxicant
Consultancy and Industrial Services
Automotive (auto parts, tyre manufacturing)
Pharmaceuticals
Power Plants
Food Industry
Laboratories
Steel, Chemical, and Glass Manufacturing
Textile and Leather Industry
Printing & Packaging
Healthcare (hospitals and medical facilities)
Fertilizer and Oil & Gas Sectors
Key Consultancy Service
Industrial Hygiene – Workplace exposure assessments for physical, chemical, and biological hazards
Industrial Safety – Guidance on maintaining safe working conditions and plant operations
Occupational Health – Health risk assessments, medical surveillance, and fit-for-work examinations
