Environment and Health
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The research aims at studying the interface between the environment and health. The goal is to qualitatively and quantitatively study chemical exposure to humans and the ecosystem, the route of exposure, and any effects on the environment and human health that may be associated with them. The research activity is directed to be of scientific excellence and to be of great public benefit. Research is conducted in analytical environmental chemistry, environmental toxicology, and occupational and environmental medicine and covers the subjects of chemistry, biology and medicine. One of the main cornerstones is the development of analytical methods to assess persistent organic pollutants (POPs) regulated by the Stockholm Convention and related compounds in a large variety of human and environmental samples. Epidemiology, exposure assessment and dose-response analysis is performed on all types of chemicals associated to different areas of illness such as respiratory, cardiovascular and cancer diseases. Toxicological effects on the ecosystem by POPs are addressed with research on avian developmental toxicity and soil remediation.
Research is performed in three work groups:
- Analytical and environmental chemistry
- Ecotoxicology
- Occupational and environmental medicine
Researchers
- Andi Alijagic
- Rudolf Aro
- Victor Castro Alves
- Magnus Engwall
- Ingrid Ericson Jogsten
- Ulrika Eriksson
- Manon Fallet
- Heidelore Fiedler
- Felicia Fredriksson
- Jessika Hagberg
- Arslan Hashmi
- Tuulia Hyötyläinen
- Steffen Keiter
- Anna Kärrman
- Maria Larsson
- Lina Lundin
- Josefin Persson
- Kevin Rocco
- Anna Rotander
- Samira Salihovic
- Erica Selin
- Thanh Wang
- Leo Yeung
- Ayan Au Musse, PhD student
- Idoia Beloqui Ezquer, PhD student
- Gisela Horlitz, PhD student
- Sofia Levalier, PhD student
- Welmoed Nauta, PhD student
- Marina Ricarte, PhD student
- Nathalie Struwe, PhD student
- Fredric Södergren Seilitz, PhD student
- Rhayn Werz, PhD student
- Jonas Zetzsche, PhD student
Research projects
Active projects
- BALANCE - Treatment of low-contaminated soil with biochar produced from organic waste for sustainable resource use and circular economy
- Cell Painting: a novel tool in toxicology (CPTox)
- CoLiBRI - Cobalt and Lithium speciation, toxicity, and Bacterial community Regulations at the sediment-water-Interface
- Deciphering the co-effects of response to climate changes and perfluoroalkyl substances on the zebrafish
- Development of a photocatalysis method for oxidative conversion of unknown PFAS into measurable species for assessment of total PFAS in food and environmental samples including drinking water
- Effect-based strategy for identification and assessment of potential health effects of hazardous organic chemicals in indoor environments
- Exponering av föregångarämnen till PFAS
- Exponering och halterna av bromerade dioxiner i human prover av normal befolkning och olika yrkes grupper
- Fish & Cocktails
- Holistic insights into the sources, distribution, exposure and temporal trends of chlorinated paraffins in the indoor environment
- Identification of unknown pollutants
- Identifiera: Identification of toxicity driving polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAC s) for improving environmental risk assessment of contaminated sites
- ImprUV+ - An analytical framework to explore the effects of UV during plant growth on human health
- NanoSafety2
- NANOSIGN
- Novel analytical and computational tools for the assessment of exposure to environmental chemicals
- Occurrence, distribution and toxicity of emerging perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) alternatives
- POPgut - The impact of persistent organic pollutants exposure on gut health
- Reconciling safe and circular material flows - a case study of PFAS in the lifecycle of food packaging
- Reducing the discharge of microplastics into source waters - source tracking and identifying targeted mitigation measures
- REHAZE- Reduced inflows of hazardous substances from landfills into the Baltic Sea
- RESPONSE - Towards a risk-based assessment of microplastic pollution in marine ecosystems
- Role of environmental exposure in the initiation and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance
- 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
- Simplified strategies for comprehensive characterization of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in combination with cost-effective techniques for remediation of contaminated water
- The Blue Muffin Study - Impact of gut physiology and function on the formation of bioactive oligomers upon dietary fibre consumption
- Transgenerational Effects of Pollutants
- Unpuzzle - Unravelling molecular motifs from dietary fibers responsible for interaction with recognition receptors in human cells
Completed projects
- A pilot study on analytical method development and measurement of fluorinated active ingredient of Scotchgard and its levels in sludge and landfill leachate from Sweden
- A pilot study on human exposure to novel poly- and perfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) and its alternatives and total extractable organofluorine (TOF) in Sweden
- A pilot study on unidentified poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in sewage in Sweden
- A temporal study on unidentified poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in sewage sludge in Sweden
- Analyses of PFAS precursors and TOF in serum from individuals with a high PFAS-exposure living in Ronneby
- APPLICERA: Applicable site-specific environmental risk assessment of contaminated soils
- Are humans and the environment exposed to increasing amounts of unknown highly fluorinated substances?
- Avian developmental toxicity of perfluorochemicals: species sensitivity differences and mechanisms of action
- Baltic Sea Expedition 2014
- Bioanalytical screening of POPs in otters
- Bioanalytical studies of soils and sediments
- Biokol - Från organiskt avfall till resurs för nyttiggörande av jordavfall
- Biomonitoring PFAS in Sweden
- Chemical and toxicological characterisation of PAHs and related compounds in road dust
- CleanSea
- Effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on metabolic pathways studied in an avian embryo model
- Environmental and health effects of fire fighting foams
- EPHEMARE - Ecotoxicological effects of microplastics in marine ecosystems
- EPoS - Elucidating Pathways of Steatohepatitis
- Evaluation of total oxidizable precursor (TOP) assay on biota samples
- Exponering och upptag av kobolt - effekter på luftvägar och hud samt påverkan på inflammatoriska markörer vid hårdmetallframställning
- Global Monitoring Plan on Persistent Organic Pollutants
- Human exposome study
- ImprUV - Increasing sensory quality and content of health-promoting components in vegetables and herbs
- Indoor environment and chemical exposure in low-energy buildings
- Infant's exposure for environmental pollutants
- Metabolic and Proteomic markers for Type 1 Diabetes
- Miljöneutrala brandsläckningsmetodiker
- Mother-Infant Interactions in Relation to Potential Biomarkers of Beta-Cell Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes
- NanoSafety1
- Occurrence of microplastics in Sweden's great lakes
- Plastic pollution - chemical risks for marine ecosystems
- Screening of PFAS and total organic fluorine (TOF) in Nordic Countries
- Screening of total organofluorine substances (TOF) and emerging PFASs in the Swedish environment
- 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
- Studying the association between persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and plastic litter in ocean gyres
- Transfer of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from the aquatic environment to the terrestrial ecosystem: mechanisms and ecological effects
- Ultra-short-chain perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the Swedish environment - an unknown environmental threat?
- UN global monitoring of PFAS in human milk
