Dr. Edit Kaszab - MATE Research
Overview
As the Head of the Department of Environmental Safety, Dr Edit Kaszab coordinates basic and applied research activity in the fields of environmental microbiology, molecular biology, ecotoxicology, environmental safety, and environmental protection, with a special focus on the environmental drivers of antimicrobial resistance. Her expertise covers the cultivation, enrichment and comprehensive characterization of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms originating from various environmental matrices in accordance with the One Health approach of the WHO She plays a significant role in the organization and planning of the education activity of the Institute and teaches at BSc, MSc and PhD levels.
Research keywords:
Publications
Environmental safety
Projects
Advanced Bio-Based Solutions to Monitor and Mitigate Hormonal Risks from Irrigation Waters Derived from Manure Separation Technologies - Water4All2023-334 (2024-1.2.1-HE_PARTNERSÉG-2024-00024)
The BioTreatED project offers a new concept to mitigate the risks of steroid hormones and hormonally active compounds found in the solid and liquid fractions separated from livestock slurry and aims to develop a hormone-degrading microbial consortium and a comprehensive monitoring toolkit. https://water4all-biotreated.uni-mate.hu/en/
REPurpose - "Repurposing post-consumer waste into recyclable rubbery plastics" funded by the European Union (Grant Agreement No 101057971)
REPurpose aims to develop a Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design platform where local post-consumer waste is upcycled into new functional REP polymers for the thermoplastic elastomers high-value market. https://www.repurposeproject.eu/
Development of multiparameter test systems for the analysis of the environmental impact of microplastics (Project no. 2020-1.1.2-PIACI-KFI-2021-00239)
Microplastic particles in indoor and workplace atmosphere and their microbiological impacts were identified as well as effects of waterborne microplastics and the toxicological impacts emitted into the environment during wastewater treatment processes. https://eurofinstudaskozpont.hu/mikormuanyagok-levegoben-es-szennyvizben_en.html
A green approach in the frame of circular economy: robocasted photocatalysts for wastewater treatment and use of reclaimed water in agriculture - Water4All-2022-FP-00049 (2023-1.2.2-HE_PARTNERSÉG)
The aim of the project is to obtain macroporous photocatalysts based on ecogenic metal oxides composites through robocasting technique, to evaluate the synergistic effect in the presence of microalgae in the removal of pollutants for wastewater treatment and to use regenerated water in agriculture. https://water4all.ro/watergreentreat/index.php/hu/113-2/
Improvement of the gamete quality and the artificial propagation using novel probiotic feed in common carp and rainbow trout - Turkish & Hungarian Joint Scientific Project (2022-1.2.6-TÉT-IPARI-TR-2022-00002)
Aquaculture faces resource scarcity and unpredictable reproduction in carp and rainbow trout, limiting sustainability. This project tests species-specific probiotic feeds to optimize microbiomes, improve gamete quality and fertilization success, and reduce production variability through Hungarian–Turkish collaboration.
