As the leading environmental research institute of CSIC, IDAEA advances interdisciplinary science to understand, predict, and address the environmental challenges shaping our future. Grounded in the One Health approach, we generate knowledge that protects ecosystems, improves human health, and supports evidence-based solutions for a changing world.

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Our Research Challenges

Answering the planet’s big questions

Challenge 1

Pollution and exposure

We identify and quantify environmental pollutants, their exposure pathways, and their effects on human health and ecosystems.

Challenge 2

Hydrogeology under global change

We study groundwater systems and subsurface physicochemical processes to improve their sustainable, safe and efficient management.

Challenge 3

Ecosystem resilience

We analyse how pollution, climate change, and natural hazards jointly affect ecosystems and biodiversity.

Challenge 4

Science-based solutions

We design technologies, indicators and decision-support tools to advance the circular economy, risk assessment and evidence-based policymaking.

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Services

Environmental expertise at your disposal

From advanced chemical analysis to environmental monitoring and modelling, our scientific services provide the expertise and infrastructure needed to address today’s most complex environmental challenges.

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