Last updated 24.09.2026
Presentation
Explore the Department’s activities through its missions, areas of expertise, key indicators, accreditations, and commitment to quality and innovation.
Our missions
The Health Protection (HP) Department supports public health and healthcare for problems caused or aggravated by the environment:
- We use advanced laboratory analyses to diagnose diseases and to prevent health risks.
- We monitor population health and health risks.
- We provide clinical diagnoses for patients suffering from diseases caused or aggravated by the environment.
- We formulate scientifically based recommendations for a proactive health policy at the national, European, and international levels.
Key figure in 2025
- laboratory analyses (air, dust, surfaces, blood, urine and hair)
- 126 685
- Field sampling
- 211
- risk and health impact evaluations
- 302
Source: Extract from the LNS 2025 Annual Report
Accreditations
Services |
Certificate |
Repository |
|---|---|---|
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Environmental Hygiene and Human Biological Monitoring Medical Expertise and Data Intelligence |
1/053 | ISO/IEC 17025:2017 |
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Environmental Hygiene and Human Biological Monitoring Medical Expertise and Data Intelligence |
1/058 | ISO 15189:2022 |