Maria Larsson
Maria Larsson Position: Researcher School/office: School of Science and TechnologyEmail: bWFyaWEubGFyc3NvbjtvcnUuc2U=
Phone: +46 19 301370
Room: B3313
About Maria Larsson
My research area is environmental chemistry focusing on identification, exposure and receptor-mediated mixture effects (cocktail effects) of organic pollutants in complex mixtures. I am using an effect-directed analysis (EDA) approach, combining GC/MS and LC/MS analysis, and mechanism-specific bioreporter assays and high-resolution fractionation techniques for chemical and toxicological characterization and identification of key toxicants in complex mixtures, like soil, air and dust. Special focus is on polycyclic aromatic compounds.
I am the lab director of the bioanalytical laboratory in the Environment and Health group at MTM Research Centre.
Research projects
Active projects
- BALANCE - Treatment of low-contaminated soil with biochar produced from organic waste for sustainable resource use and circular economy
- Effect-based strategy for identification and assessment of potential health effects of hazardous organic chemicals in indoor environments
- Fish & Cocktails
- Identifiera: Identification of toxicity driving polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAC s) for improving environmental risk assessment of contaminated sites
- Mixture-Risk
- NanoSafety2
- PAC-Risk
- PFAS-Risk
- Screening of microplastics and streamlined risk assessment of hazardous substances in sludge using effect driven analysis for a safe recycling on arable lands
- SEASON - Seasonal variation of the fate, availability, and toxicity of priority pollutants at the sediment-water-interface
- The status of ecosystem functions of polluted lands assessed in situ using plant, soil and microbial indicators
- Biochar application for pollutant stabilization and ecological restoration of contaminated land in Sweden
- Ensuring Sustainable Substitution: Learning from the corporate phase-out of PFAS in outdoor clothing
Completed projects
- APPLICERA: Applicable site-specific environmental risk assessment of contaminated soils
- Bioanalytical screening of POPs in otters
- Bioanalytical studies of soils and sediments
- Biokol - Från organiskt avfall till resurs för nyttiggörande av jordavfall
- Chemical and toxicological characterisation of PAHs and related compounds in road dust
- EPHEMARE - Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems
- NanoSafety1
- Environmental and health effects of fire fighting foams
- SOILEFFECT: Development of bioreporter-based survey and health risk assessment of toxic chemicals in contaminated areas
- SOILTOX: processoptimering och innovation av marksaneringsmetoder med hjälp av bioanalytiska toxicitetstester