Eleonora Marta Longhin
Senior Scientist
+47 63 89 82 75
Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects
Kjeller
eml@nilu.no
Dr. Eleonora Longhin is a senior scientist at NILU in the department of Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects. She is a biologist with expertise in (advanced) in vitro models for assessing the toxicological effects and mechanisms of action of airborne particulate matter (PM), nanomaterials and other emerging contaminants. Her competencies include predictive toxicology, mode of action analysis, and the integration of mechanistic hazard data into Next-Generation Risk Assessment (NGRA) frameworks.
A key focus of her recent work is the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approach, embedding safety considerations from the earliest stages of chemicals and materials development. In this context, she contributes to defining testing strategies, developing mechanistic hazard assessment methods, and translating toxicological evidence into recommendations that minimize risks throughout the product life cycle. Through the European projects PROPLANET, ANALYST and PARC, Dr. Longhin actively collaborates with industrial partners, regulators, and academic institutions to ensure that innovative materials meet both performance and safety requirements in line with European policy objectives.
Beyond her research, she has played pivotal roles in large-scale collaborative initiatives, acting as project manager for the H2020 project RiskGONE and serving as Principal Investigator, task or Work Package leader, for several national and international projects. She is also a member of the Toxicology Section Board of the Norwegian Society of Pharmacology and Toxicology (NSFT).
Eleonora Marta Longhin has 47 publications at NILU:
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Risk governance of emerging technologies demonstrated in terms of its applicability to nanomaterials
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Strengthening the integrated approach of holistic impact assessments for Safe and Sustainable by Design plastic value chain (ANALYST)
ANALYST aims to accelerate the transition towards a safer and more sustainable industrial value chain while encouraging and expanding the existing knowledge on the safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) […]
Enhanced Safe and Sustainable coatings for supporting the Planet (PROPLANET)
PROPLANET addresses novel coating materials solutions, tackling the problem from a sustainable-business perspective, enabling overcoming the barrier for environmental protection, safety, chemical improvements, and circular value chains. The main goal […]
Science-based risk governance of nanotechnology (RiskGone)
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are covered by REACH/CLP regulations; the general opinion is that the risk assessment (RA) approach routinely used for conventional chemicals is also applicable to ENMs. However, as […]
Towards a reliable assessment of nanomaterial health effects using advanced biological models and assays (NanoBioReal)
A sound scientific basis is needed to assess the risks to workers and consumers, to inform regulatory bodies and to ensure a responsible development of nanotechnology. Most of the existing […]
Dr. Eleonora Longhin is a senior scientist at NILU in the department of Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects. She is a biologist with expertise in (advanced) in vitro models for assessing the toxicological effects and mechanisms of action of airborne particulate matter (PM), nanomaterials and other emerging contaminants. Her competencies include predictive toxicology, mode of action analysis, and the integration of mechanistic hazard data into Next-Generation Risk Assessment (NGRA) frameworks.
A key focus of her recent work is the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approach, embedding safety considerations from the earliest stages of chemicals and materials development. In this context, she contributes to defining testing strategies, developing mechanistic hazard assessment methods, and translating toxicological evidence into recommendations that minimize risks throughout the product life cycle. Through the European projects PROPLANET, ANALYST and PARC, Dr. Longhin actively collaborates with industrial partners, regulators, and academic institutions to ensure that innovative materials meet both performance and safety requirements in line with European policy objectives.
Beyond her research, she has played pivotal roles in large-scale collaborative initiatives, acting as project manager for the H2020 project RiskGONE and serving as Principal Investigator, task or Work Package leader, for several national and international projects. She is also a member of the Toxicology Section Board of the Norwegian Society of Pharmacology and Toxicology (NSFT).
Eleonora Marta Longhin has 47 publications at NILU:
2025
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2022
2022
2022
2022
2021
2021
2020
2020
Risk governance of emerging technologies demonstrated in terms of its applicability to nanomaterials
2020
2020
2020
2020
2019
Strengthening the integrated approach of holistic impact assessments for Safe and Sustainable by Design plastic value chain (ANALYST)
ANALYST aims to accelerate the transition towards a safer and more sustainable industrial value chain while encouraging and expanding the existing knowledge on the safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) […]
Enhanced Safe and Sustainable coatings for supporting the Planet (PROPLANET)
PROPLANET addresses novel coating materials solutions, tackling the problem from a sustainable-business perspective, enabling overcoming the barrier for environmental protection, safety, chemical improvements, and circular value chains. The main goal […]
Science-based risk governance of nanotechnology (RiskGone)
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are covered by REACH/CLP regulations; the general opinion is that the risk assessment (RA) approach routinely used for conventional chemicals is also applicable to ENMs. However, as […]
Towards a reliable assessment of nanomaterial health effects using advanced biological models and assays (NanoBioReal)
A sound scientific basis is needed to assess the risks to workers and consumers, to inform regulatory bodies and to ensure a responsible development of nanotechnology. Most of the existing […]