Professor Anna Stec

Professor in Fire Chemistry and Toxicity School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Anna Stec is Professor of Fire Chemistry and Toxicity here. She has undertaken research into fires and fire effluents, including quantification of toxic hazards from fires, and understanding the factors that affect the short- and long-term toxicity of fire smoke and residues. She co-edited the major reference book in this area, 鈥淔ire Toxicity鈥 and has around 100 peer-reviewed publications on persistent organic pollutants (POPs), fire chemistry and toxicity and firefighters鈥 health.