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Overview

Dorte Herzke is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute for Air Research in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with an extensive publication record of 181 works in this field. Within environmental science, they have contributed significantly to several subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis (69 publications), environmental chemistry (42), pollution (35), atmospheric science (28), and industrial and manufacturing engineering (21).

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to environmental pollutants and their impacts. The main topics include:

  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Toxic organic pollutants impact
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Recycling and waste management techniques
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies

Herzke has published papers in various scientific journals and venues, frequently contributing to the following:

  • Environmental Science & Technology (12 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (11 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (8 publications)
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin (8 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (8 publications)

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • "An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)" (2020), published in Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • "The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class" (2020), published in Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • "Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS?" (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health" (2020), published in Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • "Car Tire Crumb Rubber: Does Leaching Produce a Toxic Chemical Cocktail in Coastal Marine Systems?" (2020), published in Frontiers in Environmental Science

Frequent co-authors with whom Herzke has collaborated include:

  • Geir Wing Gabrielsen
  • Juliane Glüge
  • Martin Scheringer
  • Vladimir Nikiforov
  • Rainer Lohmann

In addition to journal articles, Herzke has contributed to book publications and is noted for their work published by TemaNord, including the book "Known and unknown PFAS in Norwegian adults: Temporal Trends and Sources," expected in 2025.

Best Publications

  • An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

    Juliane Glüge;Martin Scheringer;Ian T. Cousins;Jamie C. DeWitt

  • 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

  • Levels and trends of PBDEs and HBCDs in the global environment: Status at the end of 2012

    Robin J. Law;Adrian Covaci;Stuart Harrad;Dorte Herzke

  • Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in consumer products in Norway - a pilot study.

    Dorte Herzke;Elisabeth Olsson;Stefan Posner

  • The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class

    Ian T. Cousins;Jamie C. DeWitt;Juliane Glüge;Gretta Goldenman

  • Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS

    Rainer Lohmann;Ian T Cousins;Jamie C DeWitt;Juliane Glüge

  • Levels and trends of HBCD and BDEs in the European and Asian environments, with some information for other BFRs.

    Robin J. Law;Dorte Herzke;Stuart Harrad;Steven Morris

  • Negligible Impact of Ingested Microplastics on Tissue Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Northern Fulmars off Coastal Norway

    Dorte Herzke;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;Therese Haugdahl Nøst;Arntraut Götsch

  • The concept of essential use for determining when uses of PFASs can be phased out

    Ian T. Cousins;Gretta Goldenman;Dorte Herzke;Rainer Lohmann

  • Brominated flame retardants in the European chemicals policy of REACH—Regulation and determination in materials

    Sabine Kemmlein;Dorte Herzke;Robin J. Law

  • Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health

    Ian T. Cousins;Jamie C. DeWitt;Juliane Glüge;Gretta Goldenman

  • Levels, Isomer Profiles, and Estimated Riverine Mass Discharges of Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Fluorinated Alternatives at the Mouths of Chinese Rivers

    Thanh Wang;Robin Vestergren;Dorte Herzke;Junchao Yu

  • 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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  • Tracking pan-continental trends in environmental contamination using sentinel raptors-what types of samples should we use?

    S. Espín;S. Espín;A.J. García-Fernández;D. Herzke;Richard F. Shore

  • Levels and trends of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in the Arctic environment – An update

    Derek Muir;Rossana Bossi;Pernilla Carlsson;Marlene Evans

  • Brominated flame retardants and other organobromines in Norwegian predatory bird eggs

    D. Herzke;U. Berger;R. Kallenborn;T. Nygård

  • Historical trends in persistent organic pollutants and metals recorded in sediment from Lake Ellasjøen, Bjørnøya, Norwegian Arctic.

    A. Evenset;G.N. Christensen;J. Carroll;A. Zaborska

  • Car tire crumb rubber: Does leaching produce a toxic chemical cocktail in coastal marine systems?

    Claudia Halsband;Lisbet Sørensen;Andy M. Booth;Dorte Herzke

  • The structure of the fire fighting foam surfactant Forafac®1157 and its biological and photolytic transformation products

    Morten K. Moe;Morten K. Moe;Sandra Huber;Johan Svenson;An Hagenaars

  • 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 protocol

    Magnus Land;Cynthia A de Wit;Ian T Cousins;Dorte Herzke

Frequent Co-Authors

Geir W. Gabrielsen
Geir W. Gabrielsen Norwegian Polar Institute
Veerle L.B. Jaspers
Veerle L.B. Jaspers Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Børge Moe
Børge Moe Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Katrine Borgå
Katrine Borgå University of Oslo
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Olivier Chastel
Olivier Chastel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Christian Sonne
Christian Sonne Aarhus University
Bjørn Munro Jenssen
Bjørn Munro Jenssen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Marcel Eens
Marcel Eens University of Antwerp

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