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Lillemor Asplund

Lillemor Asplund

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
42
Citations
6869
World Ranking
7403
National Ranking
143

Overview

Lillemor Asplund is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and specializes in environmental science with a focus on the interactions between pollutants and aquatic ecosystems. Their research addresses various aspects of environmental toxicology, ecotoxicology, and the impact of toxic organic pollutants on aquatic organisms.

The main fields of study associated with their work include Environmental Science, with specific attention to subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology, Pollution, and Neurology. Their research also extensively covers topics including Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency, Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research, and Vitamin K Research Studies.

Their recent published papers are:

  • Metabolite alterations in zebrafish embryos exposed to hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Correlating seasonal changes of naturally produced brominated compounds to biomarkers in perch from the Baltic Sea, 2021, Aquatic Toxicology
  • Adult female European perch (Perca fluviatilis) from the Baltic Sea show no evidence of thiamine deficiency, 2021, Journal of Sea Research
  • A screening study of relationships among concentrations of algal toxins, PFAS, thiamine deficiency and biomarkers in the European flounder from the southern Baltic Sea, 2022, Regional Studies in Marine Science

Lillemor Asplund frequently collaborates with several researchers in the field. Their most common coauthors include Johan Gustafsson, Lárs Förlin, Lennart Balk, Jessica Legradi, and M.H. Lamoree. This collaboration network spans multiple publications contributing to the understanding of aquatic toxicology and environmental health.

Their research has been published in a range of scientific venues, such as The Science of The Total Environment, Aquatic Toxicology, Journal of Sea Research, and Regional Studies in Marine Science. These journals reflect a consistent focus on aquatic environments and the chemical impacts on marine life.

Best Publications

  • Hydroxylated and Methoxylated Brominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Red Algae Ceramium tenuicorne and Blue Mussels from the Baltic Sea

    Anna Malmvärn;Göran Marsh;Lena Kautsky;Maria Athanasiadou

  • Extraction and cleanup methods for analysis of phenolic and neutral organohalogens in plasma

    L. Hovander;M. Athanasiadou;L. Asplund;S. Jensen

  • Identification of Hydroxylated and Methoxylated Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Baltic Sea Salmon (Salmo salar) Blood

    Göran Marsh;Maria Athanasiadou;and Åke Bergman;Lillemor Asplund

  • Hydroxylated and methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins in red alga and cyanobacteria living in the Baltic Sea

    Anna Malmvärn;Yngve Zebühr;Lena Kautsky;Åke Bergman

  • Chlorinated and brominated persistent organic compounds in biological samples from the environment

    Bo Jansson;Renate Andersson;Lillemor Asplund;Kerstin Litzen

  • The Role of DDE, PCB, Coplanar PCB and Eggshell Parameters for Reproduction in the White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Sweden

    Björn Helander;Anders Olsson;Anders Bignert;Lillemor Asplund

  • Organohalogen substances in muscle, egg and blood from healthy Baltic salmon (Salmo salar) and Baltic salmon that produced offspring with the M74 syndrome

    L. Asplund;M. Athanasiadou;A. Sjoedin;Aa. Bergman

  • Analysis of some polyhalogenated organic pollutants in sediment and sewage sludge

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  • Polychlorinated biphenyls, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane (p,p'-DDT) and 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-ethylene (p,p'-DDE) in human plasma related to fish consumption.

    Lillemor Asplund;Bengt-Göran Svensson;Anita Nilsson;Ulla Eriksson

  • Brominated flame retardants — Ubiquitous environmental pollutants?

    Bo Jansson;Lillemor Asplund;Mats Olsson

  • Hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea: An integrated thematic assessment of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea

    Samuli Korpinen;Maria Laamanen;Jesper H. Andersen;Lillemor Asplund

  • Comments Concerning the National Swedish Contaminant Monitoring Programme in Marine Biota, 2008

    Anders Bignert;Sara Danielsson;Alma Strandmark;Elisabeth Nyberg

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and their methoxylated derivatives in pike from Swedish waters with emphasis on temporal trends, 1967-2000.

    A. Kierkegaard;A. Bignert;U. Sellström;M. Olsson

  • Polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated naphthalenes in Swedish sediment and biota: levels, patterns, and time trends

    Ulf Jaernberg;Lillemor Asplund;Cynthia de Wit;Anna Karin Grafstroem

  • Using Raptors as Environmental Sentinels: Monitoring the White-tailed Sea Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla in Sweden

    Bjorn Helander;Anders Bignert;Lillemor Asplund

  • Swedish dioxin survey: Determination of 2,3,7,8-TCDD toxic equivalent factors for some polychlorinated biphenyls and naphthalenes using biological tests

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  • Fate of Higher Brominated PBDEs in Lactating Cows

    Amelie Kierkegaard;Lillemor Asplund;Cynthia A. de Wit;Michael S. McLachlan

  • Isolation of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls by electron donor—acceptor high-performance liquid chromatography on a 2-(1-prenyl)ethyldimethylsilylated silica column

    Peter Haglund;Lillemor Asplund;Ulf Järnberg;Bo Jansson

  • Distribution of Polychlorinated Naphthalene Congeners in Environmental and Source-Related Samples

    U. Järnberg;L. Asplund;C. de Wit;A.-L. Egebäck

  • Brominated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins: A New Class of Marine Toxins?

    Peter Haglund;Anna Malmvärn;Sture Bergek;Anders Bignert

  • Isolation of mono- and non-ortho polychlorinated biphenyls from biological samples by electron-donor acceptor high performance liquid chromatography using a 2-(1-pyrenyl)ethyldimethylsilylated silica column

    Peter Haglund;Lillemor Asplund;Ulf Järnberg;Bo Jansson

  • Absorption of decabromodiphenyl ether and other organohalogen chemicals by grey seals (Halichoerus grypus).

    Gareth O. Thomas;Simon E.W. Moss;Lillemor Asplund;Ailsa J. Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Åke Bergman
Åke Bergman Stockholm University
Anders Bignert
Anders Bignert Swedish Museum of Natural History
Peter Haglund
Peter Haglund Umeå University
Lena Kautsky
Lena Kautsky Stockholm University
Örjan Gustafsson
Örjan Gustafsson Stockholm University
Cynthia A. de Wit
Cynthia A. de Wit Stockholm University
Jianfu Zhao
Jianfu Zhao Tongji University
Karin Wiberg
Karin Wiberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Zhiliang Zhu
Zhiliang Zhu Tongji University
Mats Tysklind
Mats Tysklind Umeå University

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