Sunset over lake. Photo.
RESEARCH GROUP

The Environmental Organic Chemistry Group

Updated: July 2025

The Environmental Organic 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.

The Environmental Organic Chemistry group (the POPs-group)
Photo: Henrik Jernstedt, SLU