University of Gothenburg
FRAM - Centre for Future Chemical Risk Assessment and Management Strategies
FRAM - Centre for Future Chemical Risk Assessment and Management Strategies

FRAM - Centre for Future Chemical Risk Assessment and Management Strategies

Chemicals have a great impact on many different parts of society
  2. FRAM - Centre for Future Chemical Risk Assessment and Management Strategies

Welcome to FRAM, the Centre for Future Chemical Risk Assessment and Management Strategies! We work for a safe use of chemicals for both humans and the environment.

We are dependent on chemicals for our daily life. Industrially produced chemicals enable healthcare, food production, consumer products and infrastructure. The development goes fast, 40 new chemicals are registered every hour. The challenge is that chemicals also endanger human health and the environment. Unfortunately, no one today knows exactly how. Data on how toxic a chemical is, are in most cases missing. In addition, a mixture of chemicals is usually much more toxic than its individual ingredients. In order to ensure sustainable development in this area, FRAM focuses on chemical risk assessment and management of the combined effect of chemicals.

News and events

News – 10 November 2022
Economic interests cloud hazardous chemicals reductions
"Calls into question the actual effect of the system"
News – 28 October 2022
Understanding Data gaps and Data Biases is key to regulating hazardous chemicals
Researchers and regulators recently met up in Gothenburg to discuss recent research and how academia, national authorities,…
News – 15 September 2022
How to manage chemical pollution for small-scale farmers in Kenya
Small-scale farming in Kenya was on the agenda when a group of researchers from the FRAM Centre and the University of…
News – 2 September 2022
A health risk to reuse old toys
Letting children play with hand-me-down plastic toys could constitute a health risk. When researchers at the University of…

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News and Events
FRAM in media
Our researchers are active in the public debate. They write debate articles and are also being interviewed by media. Here is…
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Using eDNA to understand environmental effects of chemical pollutants in Chilean fresh water systems
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How much chemicals and plastics can the planet tolerate?

Research

We investigate the environmental status, evaluate risks and develop management strategies for a safe use of chemicals.

Research for a safe use of chemicals
Research about chemicals faces a big challenge, speed. Every hour, 40 new chemicals are discovered. What happens when you…
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Environmental status
Environmental chemical status is in one of our three research areas. Here, we investigate what chemicals are found in the…
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Chemical risk assessment
In this research area, we evaluate chemical risks (in particular with chemical mixtures) to enable a safe and sustainable…
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Management strategies
In this area, we work with policy options for regulation of chemicals, e.g. taxes, laws, and policy frameworks. The work is…

Case studies

There is a huge need for increased understanding of the effects of chemical mixtures. We conduct three case studies in different parts of the world to contribute with new knowledge and test new ideas for risk assessment and management.

Case Study: Stenungsund Bay - the biggest chemical cluster in Sweden
Stenungsund is a municipality at the Swedish west coast, about 40 km north of Gothenburg. It is host to the biggest chemical…
Case Study: Aconcagua River in Chile - the polluted drinking water supplier
The Aconcagua River is about 142 kilometers long and runs through five Chilean provinces, supporting a number of cities…
Case Study: Lake Victoria - multiple chemical pollution in the largest…
Chemical pollution in Kenyan waters is receiving increasing attention with media alarms about high level of pollution of…

Why chemicals

Chemicals concern everyone globally
Learn about why hazardous chemicals are a threat to human health and the environment.

Interact with us

We collaborate with Swedish, European and global partners in projects, workshops, case studies and in other activities. Our researchers engage in the public debate and are often requested as speakers in scientific and public events.

Collaboration partners
We share knowledge, thoughts and views with many different stakeholders in Sweden, in Europe and globally. We collaborate in…
News and Events
FRAM Seminar series
The FRAM Seminars is a series where we invite speakers from academia, authorities or other organisations to provide…
The International Science Festival
The International Science Festival in Gothenburg is one of Europe’s leading popular science events. FRAM arranges open…
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Conferences and workshops
We engage in arenas for brainstorming, interactive learning, relationship building, and problem-solving.
Our participation in Almedalen week
Almedalen Political Week is the most important and progressive political gathering in Sweden. It takes place in the capital…
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Education

The University of Gothenburg arranges several programs on both Bachelor and Masters level that are relevant for the chemical risk assessment and management. We arrange courses on PhD level.

Education
Would you like to work for a safe use of chemicals and a toxic-free environment? Then you need a competence that spans…
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