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Georg Becher

Georg Becher

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Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
12854
World Ranking
7797
National Ranking
22

Overview

Georg Becher is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Norway. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, particularly in the subfield of environmental chemistry.

The scientist's work heavily concentrates on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research, covering various aspects related to these compounds.

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Anne P. Starling
  • Line Småstuen Haug
  • Merete Eggesbø
  • Cathrine Thomsen
  • Gregory S. Travlos

Most of Georg Becher's publications have appeared in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • IEEE Security & Privacy

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Georg Becher include:

  • Association between Perfluoroalkyl substances and thyroid stimulating hormone among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Perfluoroalkyl Substances During Pregnancy and Validated Preeclampsia Among Nulliparous Women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Perfluoroalkyl substances and lipid concentrations in plasma during pregnancy among women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Medical Data for Sale: Accessing Reproductive Health Information via the Data Brokerage Landscape (2025, IEEE Security & Privacy)

Best Publications

  • State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 2012. Summary for Decision-Makers

    Georg Becher;Åke Bergman;Poul Bjerregaard;Riana Bornman

  • Characterisation of human exposure pathways to perfluorinated compounds--comparing exposure estimates with biomarkers of exposure.

    Line S. Haug;Sandra Huber;Georg Becher;Georg Becher;Cathrine Thomsen

  • Brominated flame retardants in archived serum samples from Norway: a study on temporal trends and the role of age.

    Cathrine Thomsen;Elsa Lundanes;Georg Becher

  • Occurrence of a Broad Range of Legacy and Emerging Flame Retardants in Indoor Environments in Norway

    Enrique Cequier;Alin C Ionas;Adrian Covaci;Rosa Maria Marcé

  • Diet and particularly seafood are major sources of perfluorinated compounds in humans.

    Line S. Haug;Cathrine Thomsen;Anne L. Brantsæter;Helen E. Kvalem

  • Time Trends and the Influence of Age and Gender on Serum Concentrations of Perfluorinated Compounds in Archived Human Samples

    Line S Haug;Cathrine Thomsen;Georg Becher

  • Hexabromocyclododecane in marine species from the Western Scheldt Estuary: diastereoisomer- and enantiomer-specific accumulation.

    Karel Janák;Adrian Covaci;Stefan Voorspoels;Georg Becher

  • Brominated flame retardants – Exposure and risk assessment for the general population

    H Fromme;G Becher;B Hilger;W Völkel

  • Associations of in Utero Exposure to Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids with Human Semen Quality and Reproductive Hormones in Adult Men

    Anne Vested;Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen;Sjurdur Frodi Olsen;Jens Peter Bonde

  • Levels in food and beverages and daily intake of perfluorinated compounds in Norway.

    Line Småstuen Haug;Samira Salihovic;Ingrid Ericson Jogsten;Cathrine Thomsen

  • Placental transfer of perfluorinated compounds is selective--a Norwegian Mother and Child sub-cohort study.

    Kristine Bjerve Gützkow;Line Småstuen Haug;Cathrine Thomsen;Azemira Sabaredzovic

  • Human exposure pathways to organophosphate triesters - a biomonitoring study of mother-child pairs.

    Enrique Cequier;Amrit Kaur Sakhi;Rosa Maria Marcé;Georg Becher

  • Brominated flame retardants in plasma samples from three different occupational groups in Norway.

    Cathrine Thomsen;Elsa Lundanes;Georg Becher

  • Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Urine, Benzo(a)pyrene Diol Epoxide-DNA Adducts in Lymphocyte DNA, and Antibodies to the Adducts in Sera from Coke Oven Workers Exposed to Measured Amounts of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Work Atmosphere

    Aage Haugen;Georg Becher;Christel Benestad;Kirsi Vahakangas

  • Determinants of plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in pregnant Norwegian women.

    A. L. Brantsæter;Kristina W Whitworth;T. A. Ydersbond;L. S. Haug

  • Hexabromocyclododecane challenges scientists and regulators.

    Robin J Law;Martin Kohler;Norbert V Heeb;Andreas C Gerecke

  • Investigation on per- and polyfluorinated compounds in paired samples of house dust and indoor air from Norwegian homes.

    Line S. Haug;Sandra Huber;Martin Schlabach;Georg Becher;Georg Becher

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in paired samples of maternal and umbilical cord blood plasma and associations with house dust in a Danish cohort

    Marie Frederiksen;Cathrine Thomsen;May Frøshaug;Katrin Vorkamp

  • A sensitive method for determination of a broad range of perfluorinated compounds in serum suitable for large-scale human biomonitoring

    Line Småstuen Haug;Cathrine Thomsen;Georg Becher;Georg Becher

  • Changes in Concentrations of Perfluorinated Compounds, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Norwegian Breast-Milk during Twelve Months of Lactation

    Cathrine Thomsen;Line S. Haug;Hein Stigum;May Frøshaug

  • Automated solid-phase extraction for the determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in serum--application on archived Norwegian samples from 1977 to 2003.

    Cathrine Thomsen;Veronica Horpestad Liane;Georg Becher

  • Determinants of brominated flame retardants in breast milk from a large scale Norwegian study

    Cathrine Thomsen;Hein Stigum;May Frøshaug;Sharon L. Broadwell

  • Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban air particles.

    Thomas. Ramdahl;Georg. Becher;Alf. Bjoerseth

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Alexander
Jan Alexander Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Elsa Lundanes
Elsa Lundanes University of Oslo
Jørn A. Holme
Jørn A. Holme Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Åke Bergman
Åke Bergman Stockholm University
Janneche Utne Skaare
Janneche Utne Skaare Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Rosa Maria Marcé
Rosa Maria Marcé Rovira i Virgili University
Taisen Iguchi
Taisen Iguchi National Institute for Basic Biology
Gunnar Brunborg
Gunnar Brunborg Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Anuschka Polder
Anuschka Polder Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp

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