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Anuschka Polder is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with significant contributions in areas related to health, toxicology, mutagenesis, and environmental chemistry. Their work also covers atmospheric science, pollution, and ecology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding environmental contaminants and their impact.

Key topics in Anuschka Polder's research include:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity

Recent peer-reviewed publications by Polder cover diverse subjects related to environmental contamination and toxicology:

  • Assessment of heavy metals in wild and farmed tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) on Lake Kariba, Zambia: implications for human and fish health (2021), Food Additives & Contaminants Part A
  • Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in tern eggs from St. Brandon's Atoll, Indian Ocean (2020), Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Bioaccumulation of Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Antarctic Breeding South Polar Skuas (Catharacta maccormicki) and Their Prey (2022), Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Within and between breeding-season changes in contaminant occurrence and body condition in the Antarctic breeding south polar skua (2021), Environmental Pollution
  • Persistent organic pollutants in sea bird eggs from the Indian Ocean's Mascarene Basin (2021), The Science of The Total Environment

These publications indicate active research in contamination in aquatic ecosystems, particularly focusing on heavy metal exposure and the effects of persistent organic pollutants in marine and avian species.

Collaboration features prominently in Polder's research network. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jan L. Lyche
  • Hindrik Bouwman
  • Kjersti Bakken
  • Siri Kaldenbach
  • Gabrielle Haddad-Weiser

Their work has appeared in multiple scientific journals, including:

  • Food Additives & Contaminants Part A
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Environmental Pollution
  • The Science of The Total Environment

This range of publication venues further highlights the interdisciplinary and applied nature of Polder's research within environmental toxicology and pollutant impact assessment.

Best Publications

  • Human health risk associated with brominated flame-retardants (BFRs).

    Jan L. Lyche;Carola Rosseland;Gunnar Berge;Anuschka Polder

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

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

  • Spatial and temporal changes of chlorinated pesticides, PCBs, dioxins (PCDDs/PCDFs) and brominated flame retardants in human breast milk from Northern Russia

    A. Polder;G.W. Gabrielsen;J.Ø. Odland;T.N. Savinova

  • Chlorinated hydrocarbons in glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) in the southern part of Svalbard

    Geir Wing Gabrielsen;Janneche Utne Skaare;Anuschka Polder;Vidar Bakken

  • Levels and temporal trends of chlorinated pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and brominated flame retardants in individual human breast milk samples from Northern and Southern Norway.

    A. Polder;C. Thomsen;Gunilla Lindström;K. B. Loken

  • Levels and patterns of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) in selected food items from Northwest Russia (1998-2002) and implications for dietary exposure.

    A. Polder;T.N. Savinova;A. Tkachev;K.B. Løken

  • Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants and Infant Growth: A Pooled Analysis of Seven European Birth Cohorts

    Nina Iszatt;Hein Stigum;Marc-André Verner;Richard Aubrey White

  • Levels of chlorinated pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in Norwegian breast milk (2002-2006), and factors that may predict the level of contamination.

    A. Polder;J.U. Skaare;J.U. Skaare;E. Skjerve;K.B. Løken

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and HBCD in bird eggs of South Africa

    A. Polder;B. Venter;J.U. Skaare;J.U. Skaare;H. Bouwman

  • Congener-specific determination of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in human milk from Norwegian mothers living in Oslo.

    Hege Rebecka Johansen;Georg Becher;Anuschka Polder;Janneche Utne Skaare

  • Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants in Northern Tanzania and their distribution between breast milk, maternal blood, placenta and cord blood.

    M.H.B. Müller;A. Polder;O.B. Brynildsrud;R. Grønnestad

  • Polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in milk of Norwegian women during lactation

    Janneche Utne Skaare;Anuschka Polder

  • Increasing levels of long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) in Arctic and North Atlantic marine mammals, 1984-2009.

    Anna Rotander;Anna Kärrman;Bert van Bavel;Anuschka Polder

  • Organochlorine contaminants in cormorant, darter, egret, and ibis eggs from South Africa.

    Henk Bouwman;Anuschka Polder;Belinda Venter;Janneche U. Skaare;Janneche U. Skaare

  • Levels and temporal trends (1983-2003) of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and mercury (Hg) in seabird eggs from Northern Norway.

    Lisa B. Helgason;Rob Barrett;Elisabeth Lie;Anuschka Polder

  • Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human breast milk and associated health risks to nursing infants in northern Tanzania

    M.H.B. Müller;A. Polder;O.B. Brynildsrud;M. Karimi

  • Levels of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in breast milk in relation to birth weight in a Norwegian cohort

    Merete Eggesbø;Hein Stigum;Matthew P. Longnecker;Anuschka Polder

  • Geographic variation of chlorinated pesticides, toxaphenes and PCBs in human milk from sub-arctic and arctic locations in Russia

    A. Polder;J.O. Odland;A. Tkachev;S. Føreid

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in marine mammals from Arctic and North Atlantic regions, 1986-2009.

    Anna Rotander;Bert van Bavel;Anuschka Polder;Frank Rigét

  • Levels and patterns of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) from four different lakes in Tanzania: geographical differences and implications for human health.

    A. Polder;M.B. Müller;J.L. Lyche;R.H. Mdegela

Frequent Co-Authors

Janneche Utne Skaare
Janneche Utne Skaare Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Geir W. Gabrielsen
Geir W. Gabrielsen Norwegian Polar Institute
Frank F. Rigét
Frank F. Rigét Aarhus University
Bjørn Munro Jenssen
Bjørn Munro Jenssen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Jon Aars
Jon Aars Norwegian Polar Institute
Jeffrey M. Welker
Jeffrey M. Welker University of Oulu
Georg Becher
Georg Becher University of Oslo
Bert van Bavel
Bert van Bavel Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Katrine Borgå
Katrine Borgå University of Oslo
Eystein Skjerve
Eystein Skjerve Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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