Matthijs Dijk is a technical research assistant at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University. He provides technical support to realize the measurement and analysis of pollutants both in the field and in the laboratory.
Within Exposome-NL Matthijs assists in various activities surrounding the panel study,
this can be analyzing samples in the lab or assisting colleagues wherever hands are
needed. Matthijs also maintains the mobile measurement platforms used to measure
air pollutants in urban environments.
I strive to make a valuable contribution into providing new insights that improve our health and wellbeing.
Image: Thijs Rooimans
The environment we live in has a dominant impact on our health. It explains an estimated seventy percent of the chronic disease burden. Where we live, what we eat, how much we exercise, the air we breathe and whom we associate with; all of these environmental factors play a role. The combination of these factors over the life course is called the exposome. There is general (scientific) consensus that understanding more about the exposome will help explain the current burden of disease and that it provides entry points for prevention and ...
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