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Bernhard Henkelmann

Bernhard Henkelmann

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Environmental Sciences

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Overview

Bernhard Henkelmann is affiliated with Helmholtz Munich in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines within environmental science and medicine, with a focus on toxicology, disease mechanisms, and environmental impact. Henkelmann's work frequently appears in reputable scientific venues, reflecting contributions to both environmental and medical fields.

The scientist's main fields of study include Environmental Science and Medicine. Subfields where their research is concentrated include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Cancer Research; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Pollution; and Physiology.

Henkelmann's research covers key topics such as Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, MicroRNA in disease regulation, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Henkelmann include:

  • A non-canonical vitamin K cycle is a potent ferroptosis suppressor, 2022, Nature
  • Phase separation of FSP1 promotes ferroptosis, 2023, Nature
  • Long-term effects of a catastrophic insecticide spill on stream invertebrates, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Multiple persistent organic pollutants in mothers' breastmilk: Implications for infant dietary exposure and maternal thyroid hormone homeostasis in Uganda, East Africa, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Persistent autism-relevant behavioral phenotype and social neuropeptide alterations in female mice offspring induced by maternal transfer of PBDE congeners in the commercial mixture DE-71, 2021, Archives of Toxicology

Henkelmann's frequent co-authors include:

  • Karl-Werner Schramm
  • Marcus Conrad
  • Eikan Mishima
  • Junya Ito
  • Toshitaka Nakamura

Publication venues where Henkelmann has frequently contributed are:

  • Nature
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Chemical Biology
  • Archives of Toxicology

This profile reflects Henkelmann's multidisciplinary approach addressing environmental pollutants and their biological effects, with an emphasis on mechanisms of toxicity, cancer development, and respiratory health.

Best Publications

  • Terminal elimination half-lives of the brominated flame retardants TBBPA, HBCD, and lower brominated PBDEs in humans

    Harald J. Geyer;Karl-Werner Schramm;Per Ola Darnerud;Marie Aune

  • Determination of PAH, PCB, and OCP in water from the Three Gorges Reservoir accumulated by semipermeable membrane devices (SPMD).

    Jingxian Wang;Yonghong Bi;Gerd Pfister;Bernhard Henkelmann

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) distributions in the Bay of Marmara sea: Izmit Bay.

    Fatma Telli-Karakoç;Leyla Tolun;Bernhard Henkelmann;Christian Klimm

  • PCDD/Fs, PCBs, HCHs and HCB in sediments and soils of Ya-Er Lake area in China: Results on residual levels and correlation to the organic carbon and the particle size

    W.Z. Wu;K.-W. Schramm;B. Henkelmann;Y. Xu

  • Analysis of human milk to assess exposure to PAHs, PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in the vicinity Mediterranean city Mersin, Turkey

    Ismet Çok;Birgul Mazmanci;Mehmet A. Mazmanci;Cafer Turgut

  • Half-lives of tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta-, and octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in rats, monkeys, and humans--a critical review.

    Harald J. Geyer;Karl-Werner Schramm;Ernst Anton Feicht;Akbar Behechti

  • PCB and PCDD/F in sediments and mussels of the Istanbul strait (Turkey).

    O.S. Okay;B. Karacık;Serden Başak;B. Henkelmann

  • Patterns of isomers of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins as tool for elucidation of thermal formation mechanisms

    A. Wehrmeier;D. Lenoir;K.-W. Schramm;R. Zimmermann

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and effects on marine organisms in the Istanbul Strait

    B. Karacık;O.S. Okay;B. Henkelmann;S. Bernhöft

  • Enzymatic synthesis of bromo- and chlorocarbazoles and elucidation of their structures by molecular modeling

    John Mumbo;Dieter Lenoir;Bernhard Henkelmann;Karl-Werner Schramm

  • Persistence and dioxin-like toxicity of carbazole and chlorocarbazoles in soil

    John Mumbo;Bernhard Henkelmann;Ahmed Abdelaziz;Gerd Pfister

  • Polychlorinated biphenyl, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and polychlorinated dibenzofuran residues in sediments and fish of the River Nile in the Cairo region.

    Ahmed A. El-Kady;Mosaad A. Abdel-Wahhab;Bernhard Henkelmann;Mohamed H. Belal

  • Levels of PCDD/F and dioxin-like PCB in Baltic fish of different age and gender.

    M. Pandelova;B. Henkelmann;O. Roots;M. Simm

  • Degradative fate of 3-chlorocarbazole and 3,6-dichlorocarbazole in soil

    Lisa Tröbs;Bernhard Henkelmann;Dieter Lenoir;Arthur Reischl

  • Photodegradation of PCDD/Fs adsorbed on spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) needles under sunlight irradiation

    Junfeng Niu;Jingwen Chen;B. Henkelmann;Xie Quan

  • Human exposure to fluorotelomer alcohols, perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoate via house dust in Bavaria, Germany.

    Zhenlan Xu;Stefan Fiedler;Gerd Pfister;Bernhard Henkelmann

  • Lichen, moss and soil in resolving the occurrence of semi-volatile organic compounds on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau, China

    Nali Zhu;Karl-Werner Schramm;Thanh Wang;Bernhard Henkelmann

  • Water concentrations of PAH, PCB and OCP by using semipermeable membrane devices and sediments.

    B. Karacık;O.S. Okay;B. Henkelmann;G. Pfister

  • Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls levels in human breast milk from different regions of Turkey

    Ismet Çok;Menekse Keski Donmez;Mine Uner;Erkan Demirkaya

  • The role of UV-B on the degradation of PCDD/Fs and PAHs sorbed on surfaces of spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) needles

    Junfeng Niu;Jingwen Chen;D Martens;B Henkelmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl-Werner Schramm
Karl-Werner Schramm Technical University of Munich
Antonius Kettrup
Antonius Kettrup Technical University of Munich
Dieter Lenoir
Dieter Lenoir University of Bayreuth
Jingwen Chen
Jingwen Chen Dalian University of Technology
Xie Quan
Xie Quan Dalian University of Technology
Fenglin Yang
Fenglin Yang Dalian University of Technology
Xinmiao Liang
Xinmiao Liang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yawei Wang
Yawei Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
João Paulo Machado Torres
João Paulo Machado Torres Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Olaf Malm
Olaf Malm Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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