Department Environmental Chemistry

Understanding and predicting the fate of synthetic chemicals under different environmental conditions is essential to evaluate their potential risk for humans and ecosystems. The persistence of a chemical in the environment and the formation of transformation products are determined by the microbial reactions and enzymes involved in biodegradation. enviPath is a unique resource that systematically stores biodegradation pathways, rates, and experimental conditions, and that predicts pathways using expert and machine-learning systems. The enviPathPlus project aims to improve the connection of the enviPath platform to two key research communities, namely systems biology and analytical chemistry, with the global objective to improve the dialogue between the different disciplines and to provide a user-friendly platform for collaboration and for data collection, exchange, and integration. By encouraging and facilitating data sharing in the interdisciplinary community of biodegradation research, we believe to have a significant impact in promoting Open Science practices in the field.