Report of training within the project "Novel analytical strategies for control of contaminants mixtures in food: development of joint platform" (CONTAMMIX)

Name of trainees:                                                            Tomáš Gramblička, Veronika Pekárková, Andrea Švarcová, Ing. Kateřina Urbancová

Home Institution:                                                            University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT) 

                                                                                                 Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology

                                                                                                 Department of Food Analysis and Nutrition

Address of home institution:                                      Technická 3, Prague 6 Dejvice, 166 28, Czech Republic

Name of supervisor in the home institution:       Prof. Ing. Jana Hajšlová, CSc.

Visited project partner:                                                  Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), School of Veterinary Science

Address of project partner:                                          Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ullevålsveien 72, 0454 Oslo, Norway

Name of supervisor in the project partner:           Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Roland Kallenborn

Actual period of visit:                                                      April 1 – April 7, 2017

Short summary of the training:

1. Introduction of Campus of Veterinary School at NMBU in Adamstuen, Oslo
   
   
2. Presentation of prof. Roland Kallenborn research:
   a) Research on environmental contaminants occurrence in the Arctic
   b) Determination of nitro- and oxy-PAHs in air samples using gas chromatography interfaced with mass spectrometry with negative chemical ionization (GC-MS-NCI)
   c) Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in sewage effluent
   
   
3. Presentation of John Ansgar Aasen Bunæs scientific work:
   a) Determination of marine toxins (okadaic acid, saxitoxin, neosaxitoxin, etc.) using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry or fluorescent light detector (UHPLC‒MS/MS, HPLC‒FLD)
   b) Residues of veterinary drugs in foods (eggs, meat, honey) and human body fluids (urine, plasma) – methods using UHPLC‒MS/MS (Ph.D. research of Stine Aanrud)
   
   
4. Introduction of Vidar Berg research:
   a) Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in fish tissue
   b) Determination of environmental contaminants in liver of bird (Bubo bubo) – multivariate analysis between biological indicators (HDL, LDL, cholesterol, fatty acids, aminoaspartate transferase) and environmental contaminants (Ph.D. project of Vidar Torget)
   
   
5. Presentations of UCT student’s Ph.D. studies:
   a) Tomáš Gramblička – Organophosphorus flame retardants in human environment
   b) Veronika Pekárková – Determination of pesticides in various matrices
   c) Ing. Andrea Švarcová – Determination of novel flame retardants in human serum
   d)Ing. Kateřina Urbancová – Metabolites of PAHs and phthalate esters in human urine, residues of veterinary drugs in soil
   
   
6. Visit of Campus of NMBU in Ås

Transfer of knowledge from NMBU to UCT Prague:

1. Deepening of knowledge in the field of environmental contaminants
2. Development of new analytical approaches
3. Future benefits:
      - co-operation with the NMBU experts on the environmental contaminants analysis, methods using liquid and gas chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (GC‒MS/MS, UHPLC‒MS/MS)
      - using non-target approach for comprehensive analysis of environmental samples and exposure assessment of human to environmental contaminants