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Should we be more concerned about how we are exposed to chemicals indoors? A conference at the end of August summarizes several years of research on how we are exposed to hormone disrupting chemicals collected in the dust of our homes. “To sum up, one can say that our two main objectives have been to investigate whether dust is a …

Why does the amount of perch decrease in the Baltic Sea? Could it be because of compounds naturally produced by algae and cyanobacteria? Could it also explain the poor health of several other species in the Baltic Sea? That is something researchers at ACES are trying to find out during the summer. A porch on Nämdö is used as a …

The 1st of August sees the start of the Swedish-American research expedition Arctic Ocean 2018. Forty researchers from all over the world will be based and work on board the Swedish icebreaker Oden whilst moored to a moving ice floe. The overall theme of the expedition is the formation of clouds. Clouds play a very important role in the Arctic …

Dietary intake is the main route of exposure to halogenated flame retardants for a studied Norwegian group. That is one result from a research project that Joo Hui Tay, PhD at the Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University, presents in a recently defended doctoral thesis. Flame retardants are chemicals added to various consumer products, such as …

Chemicals in refined cooking oils like palm oil can cause cancer, shown in several studies. In a new doctoral thesis, Jenny Aasa at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University, has studied two such chemicals, and by using a new approach she hopes to improve and shorten the time for risk assessment. The chemicals that Jenny …

Floating plastic debris in the marine environment can be degraded by reactions initiated by UV-radiation, hydrolysis, and microorganisms. Degradation of plastics releases chemical compounds to the water. The compounds and their amounts are dependent on the plastic polymer and the weathering condition of the plastic. These are the key findings in a recently defended doctoral thesis by Berit Gewert at …

Johan Gustafsson, PhD student at the Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES) has received 100 000 SEK from Gålöstiftelsen, a Swedish foundation that allocates student grants for, among other things, higher studies abroad. Johan Gustafsson is doing research about the deteriorating health status in Baltic Sea wildlife related to a disturbed energy metabolism. The funding from Gålöstiftelsen will fund …

Contact allergy is one of the major skin health problems in the Western world. In his thesis, Ahmed Ramzi at the Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), shows the importance of developing analytical methods for the identification, measurement and detection of important molecules in contact allergy. He also hopes to increase the common awareness of the strong allergenic …

What happens when we are exposed to many chemicals in a complex mix? Who is responsible for the mixture? And how does it affect people, animals and the environment? As the Swedish government’s special investigator, Christina Rudén, Professor of Regulatory Toxicology and Ecotoxicology at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University, will propose strategies for taking …

What is climate change and what can we do about it? That was the main question when the annual Climate Festival took place in Geohuset at Frescati in May. The festival is aimed primarily at young people in elementary school and high school and during three days they could meet climate researchers at Stockholm University to learn more about climate …

A team of atmospheric scientists from the Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University, is currently taking part in a two month project to measure the composition of the atmosphere at the highest atmospheric research station in the world. The station is situated in the Bolivian Andes at 5 240 meters above sea level. “We have assembled …

In the age of fake news the system with peer reviewing might be even more important, believe the researchers at ACES who are highlighted as “Outstanding Reviewers” for the scientific journal Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts in 2017. Professor Michael McLachlan and postdoc Dr Zhe Li, both at ACES, have been appointed as “Outstanding Reviewers” in a list with a …