Mat á svörun lífvera gagnvart mengun með beitingu bíómarkera er eitt helsta viðfangsefni setursins. Umtalsverðar rannsóknir fara fram á áhrifum mengandi efna á sjávarlífverur, svo sem þungmálma og PAH sambanda, sem koma úr olíu, auk þess sem rannsóknir hafa farið fram á eiturefnum sem mögulega koma til með að vera notuð sem virk efni í botnmálningu skipa í framtíðinni. Nú eru á döfinni ýmis rannsóknaverkefni sem beinast meðal annars að því að meta áhrif mengandi efna á krækling, krabbadýr og fiska hér við land og víðar í N-Atlantshafi. Verkefnin á þessu sviði eru og hafa verið unnin í samstarfi með mörgum innlendum og erlendum aðilum. Birtar greinar setursins varðandi verkefnið Hér má sjá þær greinar á sviði mengunarrannsókna sem birtar hafa verið við setrið: Hermann Dreki Guls. 2020. Accumulation and biomarker responses in the Atlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus) exposed to Benzo(a)Pyrene through ingestion of contaminated mussels (Mytilus edulis). 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