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Anders Bignert is affiliated with the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Pollution. The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Mercury impact and mitigation studies, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and the Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Frequently publishing in notable scientific journals, the scientist has contributed to Environmental Science and Pollution Research, The Science of The Total Environment, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts, Environmental Science & Technology, and Environmental Research.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Anders Bignert include:

  • Temporal trends of suspect- and target-per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), extractable organic fluorine (EOF) and total fluorine (TF) in pooled serum from first-time mothers in Uppsala, Sweden, 1996-2017, 2020, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Chlorinated Paraffins in Human Milk from Urban Sites in China, Sweden, and Norway, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in Swedish household dust and exposure of pet cats, 2021, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Are temporal trends of some persistent organochlorine and organobromine compounds in Swedish breast milk slowing down?, 2021, Environmental Research
  • Temporal trends of perfluoroalkyl substances in an Australian wastewater treatment plant: A ten-year retrospective investigation, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Åke Bergman, Anders Glynn, Bo Yuan, Yanling Qiu, and Irina Gyllenhammar, indicating active interdisciplinary research partnerships within their field.

Best Publications

  • Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids in Blood Serum from Primiparous Women in Sweden: Serial Sampling during Pregnancy and Nursing, And Temporal Trends 1996-2010

    Anders Glynn;Urs Berger;Anders Bignert;Shahid Ullah

  • Temporal trends of organochlorines in Northern Europe, 1967–1995. Relation to global fractionation, leakage from sediments and international measures

    Anders Bignert;Mats Olsson;Wawa Persson;Sören Jensen

  • Temporal trends of PFOS and PFOA in guillemot eggs from the Baltic Sea, 1968--2003.

    Katrin E. Holmström;Ulf Järnberg;Anders Bignert

  • Temporal Trend Studies on Tetra- and Pentabrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Hexabromocyclododecane in Guillemot Egg from the Baltic Sea

    Ulla Sellström;Anders Bignert;Amelie Kierkegaard;Lisbeth Häggberg

  • The Role of DDE, PCB, Coplanar PCB and Eggshell Parameters for Reproduction in the White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Sweden

    Björn Helander;Anders Olsson;Anders Bignert;Lillemor Asplund

  • What is the effect of phasing out long-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the concentrations of perfluoroalkyl acids and their precursors in the environment? A systematic review

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  • Temporal trends of legacy POPs in Arctic biota, an update.

    Frank Rigét;Anders Bignert;Birgit Braune;Jason Stow

  • Current state of knowledge on biological effects from contaminants on arctic wildlife and fish

    Rune Dietz;Robert J. Letcher;Jean Pierre Desforges;Igor Eulaers

  • The need for adequate biological sampling in ecotoxicological investigations: a retrospective study of twenty years pollution monitoring

    Anders Bignert;Agneta Göthberg;Sören Jensen;Kerstin Litzén

  • Organic Contaminants in Chinese Sewage Sludge: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature of the Past 30 Years

    Xiang Zhou Meng;Arjun K. Venkatesan;Yi Lin Ni;Yi Lin Ni;Joshua C. Steele

  • Comments Concerning the National Swedish Contaminant Monitoring Programme in Marine Biota, 2008

    Anders Bignert;Sara Danielsson;Alma Strandmark;Elisabeth Nyberg

  • Temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants in Arctic marine and freshwater biota.

    Frank Rigét;Anders Bignert;Birgit M. Braune;Maria Dam

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and their methoxylated derivatives in pike from Swedish waters with emphasis on temporal trends, 1967-2000.

    A. Kierkegaard;A. Bignert;U. Sellström;M. Olsson

  • A temporal trend study (1972-2008) of perfluorooctanesulfonate, perfluorohexanesulfonate, and perfluorooctanoate in pooled human milk samples from Stockholm, Sweden.

    Maria Sundström;David J. Ehresman;Anders Bignert;John L. Butenhoff

  • Concentrations of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Polychlorobiphenylols in Serum from Pregnant Faroese Women and Their Children 7 Years Later

    Britta Fängström;Lotta Hovander;Anders Bignert;Ioannis Athanassiadis

  • Temporal trends of Hg in Arctic biota, an update

    Frank Rigét;Birgit Braune;Anders Bignert;Simon Wilson

  • Using Raptors as Environmental Sentinels: Monitoring the White-tailed Sea Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla in Sweden

    Bjorn Helander;Anders Bignert;Lillemor Asplund

  • Spatial and temporal trends of the Stockholm Convention POPs in mothers’ milk — a global review

    Johan Fång;Johan Fång;Elisabeth Nyberg;Ulrika Winnberg;Anders Bignert

  • Sublethal Lead Exposure Alters Movement Behavior in Free-Ranging Golden Eagles

    Frauke Ecke;Navinder J. Singh;Jon Martin Arnemo;Anders Bignert;Anders Bignert

  • Time-related factors influence the concentrations of sDDT, PCBs and shell parameters in eggs of Baltic guillemot (Uria aalge), 1861–1989

    A Bignert;K Litzen;T Odsjo;M Olsson

  • Ingestion of lead from ammunition and lead concentrations in white-tailed sea eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Sweden.

    B. Helander;J. Axelsson;Hans Borg;Karin Holm

Frequent Co-Authors

Åke Bergman
Åke Bergman Stockholm University
Lillemor Asplund
Lillemor Asplund Stockholm University
Lars Förlin
Lars Förlin University of Gothenburg
Peter Haglund
Peter Haglund Umeå University
Urs Berger
Urs Berger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Karin Wiberg
Karin Wiberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Frank F. Rigét
Frank F. Rigét Aarhus University
Cynthia A. de Wit
Cynthia A. de Wit Stockholm University
Birgit M. Braune
Birgit M. Braune Carleton University
Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada

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