Human-caused environmental disturbances and imbalances (pollutant emissions from industrial activities, misuse of natural resources, etc.) represent one of the most serious problems for the sustainable development of contemporary society. This research area will propose technological solutions to minimize the environmental impact by incorporating the study of environmentally compatible processes, machines and equipment. Another focus regards searching for new remediation methods for water sources and contaminated soils. An additional important aspect regards environmental control through the study of quality indicators and analytical instrumentation. This area includes the participation of researchers from various areas of knowledge (Engineering, Geology, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Pharmacy), contributing to the development of thematic projects as summarized below.

1. Study of environmentally compatible processes, machines and equipment: Develop environmentally compatible processes, machines, components and equipment without efficiency losses and which are economically viable.
2. Process for treating industrial waste and remediation of contaminated systems: Study and develop chemical, physical, electrochemical, photochemical and biological treatment of industrial wastewater and remediation of contaminated environmental matrices.
3. Study quality indicators in environmental matrices: Study quality indicators for different environmental matrices such as soil, groundwater, sediment and surface water bodies, resulting from the improper disposal of various types of waste into the environment.
4. Develop analytical instrumentation and bioanalytical processes:Study methods and analytical tools focused on reducing waste generation and energy expenditure coupled with the improvement in efficiency, accuracy, sensitivity, reproducibility and speed, while combining experimental studies to replace toxic reagents, miniaturize and automate devices.