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
- Fangfang Chen
- Magnus Engwall
- Ingrid Ericson Jogsten
- Ulrika Eriksson
- Heidelore Fiedler
- Dawei Geng
- Jessika Hagberg
- Tuulia Hyötyläinen
- Steffen Keiter
- Anna Kärrman
- Maria Larsson
- Anna Rotander
- Samira Salihovic
- Siamak Sobhanei
- Bert Van Bavel
- Thanh Wang
- Håkan Westberg
- Leo Yeung
- Filip Bjurlid, PhD student
- Mélanie Blanc, PhD student
- Bettie Cormier, PhD student
- Florian Dubocq, PhD student
- Alina Koch, PhD student
- Monika Lam, PhD student
- Josefin Persson, PhD student
- Christine Schönlau, PhD student
- Jordan Stubleski, PhD student
Research Projects
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Exponering av föregångarämnen till PFAS
- Exponering och halterna av bromerade dioxiner i human prover av normal befolkning och olika yrkes grupper
- Exponering och upptag av kobolt - effekter på luftvägar och hud samt påverkan på inflammatoriska markörer vid hårdmetallframställning
- Fish & Cocktails
- Global Monitoring Plan on Persistent Organic Pollutants
- Halogenerade miljögifter och cancerrisk
- Human exposome study
- Identification of unknown pollutants
- 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
- Occurrence of microplastics in Swedish lakes
- PIVUS
- 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
- Transgenerational Effects of Pollutants
- Ultra-short-chain perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the Swedish environment - an unknown environmental threat?
- UN global monitoring of PFAS in human milk
Research funding bodies
- Göta älvs vattenvårdsförbund
- Havs och vattenmyndigheten
- Healthy Building Forum
- Hjälmarens vattenvårdsförbund
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
- Jönköpings kommun
- Swedish Chemicals Agency
- Länsstyrelsen Västra Götalands län
- Mälarens vattenvårdsförbund
- Nordic Screening Group
- Norrvatten
- Skaraborgsvatten
- The Swedish Foundation Sparbanksstiftelsen Nya
- The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, STINT
- Stockholm Stad
- Stockholm vatten
- UN Environment, POPs Monitoring
- Vänerns vattenvårdsförbund
- Vätternvårdsförbundet
