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  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Biology

Overview

Bjørn Munro Jenssen is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a specialization in areas such as toxic organic pollutants, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research, mercury impact and mitigation, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, endocrine disrupting chemicals, marine animal studies, and indigenous studies related to ecology.

The scientist's work covers multiple subfields within environmental science, including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental chemistry, ecology, atmospheric science, and pollution.

Frequent publication venues for Bjørn Munro Jenssen include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environment International
  • Environmental Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Jenssen has co-authored numerous studies with several colleagues, notably:

  • Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski
  • Christian Sonne
  • Runé Dietz
  • Håkon A. Langberg
  • Gijs D. Breedveld

Their recent publications include:

  • Paper product production identified as the main source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a Norwegian lake: Source and historic emission tracking, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Fluorinated Precursor Compounds in Sediments as a Source of Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids (PFAA) to Biota, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • PFAS pollution threatens ecosystems worldwide, 2023, Science
  • Sources, distribution and effects of rare earth elements in the marine environment: Current knowledge and research gaps, 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • Effects of an environmentally relevant PFAS mixture on dopamine and steroid hormone levels in exposed mice, 2021, Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Bjørn Munro Jenssen is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the field of biology, which reflects recognition within their area of expertise.

Best Publications

  • Exposure and effects assessment of persistent organohalogen contaminants in arctic wildlife and fish.

    Robert J. Letcher;Jan Ove Bustnes;Rune Dietz;Bjørn M. Jenssen

  • Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and climate change: A worst-case combination for arctic marine mammals and seabirds?

    Bjørn Munro Jenssen

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

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

  • Low- and high-volume of intensive endurance training significantly improves maximal oxygen uptake after 10-weeks of training in healthy men.

    Arnt Erik Tjønna;Ingeborg Megaard Leinan;Anette Thoresen Bartnes;Bjørn M. Jenssen

  • Biomagnification of polybrominated diphenyl ether and hexabromocyclododecane flame retardants in the polar bear food chain in Svalbard, Norway.

    Eugen Gravningen Sørmo;Maria Pettersvik Salmer;Bjørn Munro Jenssen;Haakon Hop

  • Relationships between PCBs and Thyroid Hormones and Retinol in Female and Male Polar Bears

    Marte Braathen;Andrew E Derocher;Øystein Wiig;Eugen G Sørmo

  • Polychlorinated biphenyls and reproductive hormones in female polar bears at Svalbard.

    Marte Haave;Erik Ropstad;Andrew E Derocher;Elisabeth Lie

  • Selenium moderates mercury toxicity in free-ranging freshwater fish.

    Eugen G. Sørmo;Tomasz M. Ciesielski;Ida B. Øverjordet;Syverin Lierhagen

  • Effects of organochlorine contaminants on thyroid hormone levels in Arctic breeding glaucous gulls, Larus hyperboreus.

    Jonathan Verreault;Janneche Utne Skaare;Bjørn Munro Jenssen;Geir Wing Gabrielsen

  • Brain Cytochrome P450 Aromatase Gene Isoforms and Activity Levels in Atlantic Salmon After Waterborne Exposure to Nominal Environmental Concentrations of the Pharmaceutical Ethynylestradiol and Antifoulant Tributyltin

    Angeliki Lyssimachou;Bjørn Munro Jenssen;Augustine Arukwe

  • State of knowledge on current exposure, fate and potential health effects of contaminants in polar bears from the circumpolar Arctic

    Heli Routti;Todd C. Atwood;Thea Bechshoft;Andrei Boltunov

  • Long-term exposure of European flounder (Platichthys flesus) to the flame-retardants tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD).

    R.V. Kuiper;R.F. Cantón;P.E.G. Leonards;B.M. Jenssen

  • Effect-directed analysis to explore the polar bear exposome: identification of thyroid hormone disrupting compounds in plasma.

    Eszter Simon;Martin van Velzen;Sicco H. Brandsma;Elisabeth Lie

  • A review of ecological impacts of global climate change on persistent organic pollutant and mercury pathways and exposures in arctic marine ecosystems

    Melissa McKinney;Sara Pedro;Rune Dietz;Christian Sonne

  • Paper product production identified as the main source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a Norwegian lake: Source and historic emission tracking.

    Håkon Austad Langberg;Håkon Austad Langberg;Hans Peter Arp;Hans Peter Arp;Gijs D. Breedveld;Gijs D. Breedveld;Gøril Aasen Slinde

  • Venous air embolism in swine: transport of gas bubbles through the pulmonary circulation

    A. Vik;A. O. Brubakk;T. R. Hennessy;B. M. Jenssen

  • Review article: effects of oil pollution, chemically treated oil, and cleaning on thermal balance of birds.

    Bjørn Munro Jenssen

  • Bioaccumulation of Fluorotelomer Sulfonates and Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Marine Organisms Living in Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Impacted Waters

    Håkon Austad Langberg;Håkon Austad Langberg;Gijs D. Breedveld;Gijs D. Breedveld;Hege Mentzoni Grønning;Marianne Kvennås

  • An overview of exposure to, and effects of, petroleum oil and organochlorine pollution in Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)

    Bjørn Munro Jenssen

  • PCBs and OH-PCBs in polar bear mother-cub pairs: a comparative study based on plasma levels in 1998 and 2008.

    Jenny Bytingsvik;Elisabeth Lie;Jon Aars;Andrew E. Derocher

  • Multigenerational exposure to ocean acidification during food limitation reveals consequences for copepod scope for growth and vital rates.

    Sindre A. Pedersen;Ole Jacob Håkedal;Iurgi Salaberria;Alice Tagliati;Alice Tagliati

  • Anthropogenic flank attack on polar bears: interacting consequences of climate warming and pollutant exposure

    Bjørn Munro Jenssen;Bjørn Munro Jenssen;Gro Dehli Villanger;Kristin Møller Gabrielsen;Jenny Bytingsvik

Frequent Co-Authors

Janneche Utne Skaare
Janneche Utne Skaare Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Christian Sonne
Christian Sonne Aarhus University
Rune Dietz
Rune Dietz Aarhus University
Robert J. Letcher
Robert J. Letcher Carleton University
Geir W. Gabrielsen
Geir W. Gabrielsen Norwegian Polar Institute
Jon Aars
Jon Aars Norwegian Polar Institute
Andrew E. Derocher
Andrew E. Derocher University of Alberta
Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Øystein Wiig
Øystein Wiig University of Oslo
Dorte Herzke
Dorte Herzke Norwegian Institute for Air Research

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