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Tjalling Jager is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands and specializes in environmental science with a focus on toxicology and ecotoxicology. Their research addresses complex interactions in environmental toxicology, emphasizing toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic (TKTD) modeling to analyze chemical mixtures and predict their effects over time.

Their recent scholarly contributions include publications in various peer-reviewed journals. Notable papers are:

  • How to analyse and account for interactions in mixture toxicity with toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic models (2022) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Predicting Mixture Effects over Time with Toxicokinetic-Toxicodynamic Models (GUTS): Assumptions, Experimental Testing, and Predictive Power (2021) published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • Robust Likelihood-Based Approach for Automated Optimization and Uncertainty Analysis of Toxicokinetic-Toxicodynamic Models (2020) published in Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
  • Using the standard DEB animal model for toxicokinetic-toxicodynamic analysis (2022) published in Ecological Modelling
  • Identifying and Predicting Delayed Mortality with Toxicokinetic-Toxicodynamic Models (2024) published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Jager often collaborates with a group of frequent co-authors, including Roman Ashauer, Benoît Goussen, Marie Trijau, Katrine Borgå, and Bjørn Henrik Hansen. These partnerships reflect a collaborative approach within the fields of environmental and ecotoxicological research.

Their work appears regularly in several publication venues, indicating active engagement with the scientific community. Frequent outlets for their research include:

  • Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
  • Ecological Modelling
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Mainly focused in environmental science, Jager's subfields of study span:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pollution
  • Oceanography
  • Food Science
  • Cancer Research

The primary topics covered in their research include:

  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment

Best Publications

  • General Unified Threshold Model of Survival - a Toxicokinetic- Toxicodynamic Framework for Ecotoxicology

    Tjalling Jager;Carlo Albert;Thomas G. Preuss;Roman Ashauer

  • Monitoring approaches to assess bioaccessibility and bioavailability of metals: matrix issues.

    W.J.G.M Peijnenburg;T Jager

  • Priority assessment of toxic substances in life cycle assessment. Part I: Calculation of toxicity potentials for 181 substances with the nested multi-media fate, exposure and effects model USES–LCA

    M.A.J. Huijbregts;U. Thissen;J.B. Guinée;T. Jager

  • Elucidating the routes of exposure for organic chemicals in the earthworm, Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta).

    Tjalling Jager;Roel H L J Fleuren;Elbert A Hogendoorn;Gert de Korte

  • Making sense of ecotoxicological test results: towards application of process-based models.

    Tjalling Jager;Evelyn H. W. Heugens;Sebastiaan A. L. M. Kooijman

  • Temperature-dependent effects of cadmium on Daphnia magna: accumulation versus sensitivity.

    Evelyn H W Heugens;Tjalling Jager;Reanne Creyghton;Michiel H S Kraak

  • Relating environmental availability to bioavailability: soil-type-dependent metal accumulation in the oligochaete Eisenia andrei.

    W. J. G. M. Peijnenburg;R. Baerselman;A. C. De Groot;T. Jager

  • From food-dependent statistics to metabolic parameters, a practical guide to the use of dynamic energy budget theory.

    S. A. L. M. Kooijman;T. Sousa;L. Pecquerie;J. Van Der Meer

  • Solid-phase microextraction to predict bioavailability and accumulation of organic micropollutants in terrestrial organisms after exposure to a field-contaminated soil.

    Leon Van Der Wal;Tjalling Jager;Roel H. L. J. Fleuren;Arjan Barendregt

  • Dynamic Energy Budget theory meets individual‐based modelling: a generic and accessible implementation

    Benjamin T. Martin;Elke I. Zimmer;Volker Grimm;Tjalling Jager

  • Simplified dynamic energy budget model for analysing ecotoxicity data.

    Tjalling Jager;Elke I. Zimmer

  • Quantification of Metal Bioavailability for Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) in Field Soils

    W. Peijnenburg;R. Baerselman;A. de Groot;T. Jager

  • Prediction of Metal Bioavailability in Dutch Field Soils for the Oligochaete Enchytraeus crypticus

    W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg;L. Posthuma;P.G.P.C. Zweers;R. Baerselman

  • Simultaneous modeling of multiple end points in life-cycle toxicity tests

    Tjalling Jager;Trudie Crommentuijn;Cornelis A. M. Van Gestel;Sebastiaan A. L. M. Kooijman

  • A biology-based approach for mixture toxicity of multiple endpoints over the life cycle

    Tjalling Jager;Tine Vandenbrouck;Jan Baas;Wim M. De Coen

  • Metal uptake from soils and soil-sediment mixtures by larvae of Tenebrio molitor (L.) (Coleoptera)

    Martina Vijver;Tjalling Jager;Leo Posthuma;Willie Peijnenburg

  • Predicting Population Dynamics from the Properties of Individuals: A Cross-Level Test of Dynamic Energy Budget Theory

    Benjamin T. Martin;Tjalling Jager;Roger M. Nisbet;Thomas G. Preuss

  • Understanding toxicity as processes in time

    Jan Baas;Tjalling Jager;Bas Kooijman

  • Toxicokinetics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta) using spiked soil

    Tjalling Jager;Francisco A. Antón Sánchez;Barry Muijs;Els G. van der Velde

  • Adding Value to Ecological Risk Assessment with Population Modeling

    Valery E. Forbes;Peter Calow;Volker Grimm;Takehiko I. Hayashi

  • Priority assessment of toxic substances in life cycle assessment. Part II: assessing parameter uncertainty and human variability in the calculation of toxicity potentials.

    M.A.J. Huijbregts;U. Thissen;T. Jager;D. van de Meent

  • Bioaccumulation of organic chemicals in contaminated soils: evaluation of bioassays with earthworms.

    Tjalling Jager;Leon van der Wal;Roel H. L. J. Fleuren;and Arjan Barendregt

Frequent Co-Authors

Sebastiaan A.L.M. Kooijman
Sebastiaan A.L.M. Kooijman Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Roman Ashauer
Roman Ashauer University of York
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg Leiden University
Leo Posthuma
Leo Posthuma Radboud University
Volker Grimm
Volker Grimm Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Mark A. J. Huijbregts
Mark A. J. Huijbregts Radboud University
Cornelis A.M. van Gestel
Cornelis A.M. van Gestel Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jan E. Kammenga
Jan E. Kammenga Wageningen University & Research
Martina G. Vijver
Martina G. Vijver Leiden University
Michiel H. S. Kraak
Michiel H. S. Kraak University of Amsterdam

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