The Environmental Chemistry Group
Group members
- Karin Wiberg
- Lutz Ahrens
- Foonyin Lai
- Oksana Golovko
- Alina Koch
- Alberto Celma Tirado
- Uzair Khan
- Javad Mottaghipisheh
- Chen Xing
- Rajneesh Gautam
- Georgios Niarchos
- Oscar Liljestrom
- Tsz Yung Wong
- Sofia Lindblad
- Svante Rehnstam
- Harold Flores
- Bent Speksnijder
- Marija Lukaric
- Paul Löffler
- Maximilian Tyka
- Ioannis Papachristopoulos
- Stephanie Casey
Related research topics
The Environmental Chemistry Group aims to increase the knowledge about organic micropollutants in aquatic and terrestrial environments, their impacts, and solutions for a non-toxic and sustainable future.
Our research
Our research is directed towards improved water quality and sustainable use of water. We develop early warning methodologies and new strategies for the identification of previously unknown chemical risks with a focus on water through prioritisation methodology and advanced mass spectrometry. Our laboratory (the POPs-lab) is dedicated to trace analysis of organic micropollutants in the environment.
The POPs lab
In our laboratory (the POPs lab), we analyse (semi-)persistent organic pollutants, such as pharmaceuticals, highly fluorinated substances (PFAS) and emerging contaminants, using target and non-target mass spectrometry.
Environmental Chemistry Group
Seniors
- Professor Karin Wiberg, Division leader
- Professor Lutz Ahrens
- Assoc. Prof. Foon Yin Lai, senior lecturer
- Assoc. Prof. Oksana Golovko, researcher
- Dr. Alberto Celma Tirado, researcher
- Dr. Uzair Akbar Khan, researcher
- Dr. Alina Koch, researcher
Postdocs
- Dr. Georgios Niarchos, post-doc
- Dr. Javad Mottaghipisheh, post-doc
- Dr. Chen Xing, post-doc
- Dr. Rajneesh Gautam, post-doc
PhD students
- Harold Flores Quintana
- Oscar Liljeström
- Svante Rehnstam
- Sofia Lindblad
- Paul Löffler
- Stephanie Casey
- Patrick Wong
- Maximilian Tyka
Guest PhD students
- Tabea Mumberg, University of Gothenburg
- Nicola Messinger, Uppsala University
- Théo Paris, Université de Poitiers, France
- Jennifer Hooper, University of Washington, USA
Technical personnel
- Mia Lukaric, Laboratory manager
- Ioannis Papachristopoulos, laboratory assistant
- Bent Speksnijder, laboratory assistant
- Gabriella Dürebrandt, laboratory assistant
Guest researcher/post-docs
- Dr. Pablo Gago Ferrero, August T Larsson Guest Researcher, IDAEA-CSIC, Spain
- Dr. Aleksandra Skrobonja, University of Belgrade, Serbia