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Cynthia A. de Wit

Cynthia A. de Wit

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Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
18043
World Ranking
10924
National Ranking
159

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
61
Citations
58023
World Ranking
2684
National Ranking
47

Overview

Cynthia A. de Wit is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and specializes in environmental science, with a focus on topics related to toxic organic pollutants, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and mercury impact and mitigation studies. Their research crosses multiple subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental chemistry, sociology and political science, atmospheric science, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's recent publications include studies on emerging chemical contaminants and their effects on ecosystems and human health. Notable papers feature:

  • "Organohalogen compounds of emerging concern in Baltic Sea biota: Levels, biomagnification potential and comparisons with legacy contaminants" (2020, Environment International)
  • "Outside the Safe Operating Space of the Planetary Boundary for Novel Entities" (2022, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Human Exposure to Chlorinated Paraffins via Inhalation and Dust Ingestion in a Norwegian Cohort" (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Long-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins Have Reached the Arctic" (2021, Environmental Science & Technology Letters)
  • "Understanding and addressing the planetary crisis of chemicals and plastics" (2022, One Earth)

Their work has been published extensively in several scientific journals and venues, including:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environment International
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts

Collaboration is a significant element of this scientist's research output, with frequent co-authors including Bo Yuan, Katrin Vorkamp, Zhanyun Wang, Juan Antonio Padilla-Sánchez, and Eleni Papadopoulou.

Beyond journal articles, the scientist has contributed to book publications, notably a work titled "Human Exposure to Chlorinated Paraffins in Scandinavia," published in 2023 by TemaNord.

Their research topics encompass a wide range of environmental and health-related issues, such as:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Best Publications

  • A safe operating space for humanity

    Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Kevin Noone;Åsa Persson;Åsa Persson

  • Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet

    Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Katherine Richardson;Johan Rockström;Sarah E. Cornell

  • Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity

    Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Kevin Noone;Åsa Persson;Åsa Persson

  • An overview of brominated flame retardants in the environment.

    Cynthia A de Wit

  • Novel brominated flame retardants : A review of their analysis, environmental fate and behaviour

    Adrian Covaci;Stuart Harrad;Mohamed A. E. Abdallah;Nadeem Ali

  • Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the European environment.

    Robin J. Law;Colin R. Allchin;Jacob de Boer;Adrian Covaci

  • Brominated flame retardants in the Arctic environment--trends and new candidates.

    Cynthia A. de Wit;Dorte Herzke;Katrin Vorkamp

  • Photolytic Debromination of Decabromodiphenyl Ether (BDE 209)

    Gunilla Söderström;Ulla Sellström;Cynthia A de Wit;Mats Tysklind

  • Levels and trends of brominated flame retardants in the Arctic

    Cynthia A. de Wit;Mehran Alaee;Derek C.G. Muir

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane in sediment and fish from a Swedish River

    Ulla Sellström;Amelie Kierkegaard;Cynthia de Wit;Bo Jansson

  • Human exposure, hazard and risk of alternative plasticizers to phthalate esters

    Thuy T. Bui;Georgios Giovanoulis;Anna Palm Cousins;Jörgen Magnér

  • Indoor Contamination with Hexabromocyclododecanes, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, and Perfluoroalkyl Compounds: An Important Exposure Pathway for People?

    Stuart Harrad;Cynthia A. de Wit;Mohamed Abou-Elwafa Abdallah;Caroline Bergh

  • Higher brominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane found in eggs of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) breeding in Sweden.

    Peter Lindberg;Ulla Sellström;Lisbeth Häggberg;Cynthia A. de Wit

  • Dietary Uptake and Biological Effects of Decabromodiphenyl Ether in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Amelie Kierkegaard;Lennart Balk;Ulla Tjärnlund;Cynthia A. de Wit

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in biological samples from the Swedish environment

    Ulla Sellström;Bo Jansson;Amelie Kierkegaard;Cynthia de Wit

  • 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

  • Trends of legacy and new persistent organic pollutants in the circumpolar arctic : Overview, conclusions, and recommendations

    Derek C. G. Muir;Cynthia A. de Wit

  • 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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  • Perfluoroalkyl Compounds (PFCs) in Indoor Dust: Concentrations, Human Exposure Estimates, and Sources

    Justina Awasum Björklund;Kaj Thuresson;Cynthia A. de Wit

  • An assessment of the toxicological significance of anthropogenic contaminants in Canadian arctic wildlife.

    Aaron T. Fisk;Cynthia A. de Wit;Mark Wayland;Zou Zou Kuzyk

  • Effect of sewage-sludge application on concentrations of higher-brominated diphenyl ethers in soils and earthworms.

    Ulla Sellström;Cynthia A. de Wit;Nadja Lundgren;Mats Tysklind

Frequent Co-Authors

Line Småstuen Haug
Line Småstuen Haug Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Ian T. Cousins
Ian T. Cousins Stockholm University
Anders Bignert
Anders Bignert Swedish Museum of Natural History
Peter Haglund
Peter Haglund Umeå University
Will Steffen
Will Steffen Australian National University
Katrin Vorkamp
Katrin Vorkamp Aarhus University
Johan Rockström
Johan Rockström Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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