Plastic Ingestion and Plastic-Related Chemicals in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis): Exploration of Histopathological and Endocrine Alterations
Environmental Pollution (1987)
Dorte Herzke
Senior Scientist
+47 63 89 82 97
Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects
Fram Centre, Tromsø
dhe@nilu.no
About
Dr Dorte Herzke is a senior scientist at the Arctic environment section in NILU’s Department of Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects located at Kjeller.
Herzke has a long-standing experience in development of analytical methods for determination of persistent organic pollutants as POPs, PFAS, microplastic and additives in environmental samples.
She has substantial expertise in biomonitoring and human exposure to environmental contaminants as well as conducting research on the fate of contaminants in the environment and the contribution to environmental and human exposure.
Herzke has been coordinating national and international research projects as well as acting as an adviser to national authorities. Contributing to the acceleration of our understanding on the drivers and impact of environmental pollution, in order to identify robust solutions, is one of her main motivations in her research.
Analytical pyrolysis for the qualitative and quantitative determination of airborne microplastics and nanoplastics
TrAC. Trends in analytical chemistry
PFAS: challenges and scientific perspectives in human health risk assessment
Archives of Toxicology
Occurrence and profiles of benzotriazole UV stabilizers in bird feathers from polar regions and China
Environmental Research
Associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), DNA methylation and gene expression from background exposed Norwegian women (2003–2006)
Scientific Reports
Integrated Chemical and Hazard Assessment of Plastic Pellets from the Toconao Spill (Galicia, Spain) Indicates Potential for Environmental Harm
Environmental Science and Technology
Anthropogenic compounds in the northernmost Atlantic puffin population
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Interlaboratory Comparison Reveals State of the Art in Microplastic Detection and Quantification Methods
Analytical Chemistry
Car Tire Crumb Rubber: Does Leaching Produce a Toxic Chemical Cocktail in Coastal Marine Systems?
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Enantiomer-selective and quantitative trace analysis of selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in traditional food from western Greenland
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A
Mikroplast fra byer i Europa flyr raskt opp til Arktis
Forskning.no
PFAS Toxicity: What’s True, What’s Not, and What Really Matters
Environmental Science and Technology
Allowing Unlimited PFAS Manufacturing Contradicts the Core Intention of the European Union’s PFAS Restriction Proposal
Environmental Science and Technology
From Sources to Seabirds - Tracking Organic Pollutants from European Air to Arctic Seabirds over time and space
Hvorfor er det tusenvis av kjemikalier i plast?
Do persistent organic pollutants (POPs) impact survival of female common eiders breeding in Svalbard and Northern Norway?
Svalbard Science Conference
Anthropogenic particles in surface waters from Adventfjorden (Svalbard)
10th Norwegian Environmental Toxicology Symposium (NETS)
Car tire particles and their additives: biomarkers for recent exposure in marine environments
One Ocean Science Congress
Bygger hytte av plast: – Dette er bra for miljøet
Comparison of Atmospheric Microplastic in remote and urban locations in Norway; occurrence, composition and sources
EGU General Assembly 2025
Towards a harmonized approach for atmospheric monitoring of chemicals of emerging concern (CECs). Workshop 8-10 November 2023. NILU, Kjeller, Norway
Seabirds as indicators of distribution, trends and population level effects of plastics in the Arctic marine environment. Workshop Report
Screening of selected metals and new organic contaminants 2007. Phosphorus flame retardants, polyfluorinated organic compounds, nitro-PAHs, silver, platinum and sucralose in air, wastewater treatment facilities, and freshwater and marine recipients
Screening of PFAS and Dechlorane compounds in selected Arctic top predators
Screening new PFAS compounds 2018
Quantification of microplastic in fillet and organs of farmed and wild salmonids - a comparison of methods for detection and quantification - SALMODETECT
Pharmaceuticals and additives in personal care products as environmental pollutants - Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland
PFASs in house dust
Monitoring of microplastics in the Norwegian environment (MIKRONOR) 2023
Monitoring of microplastics in the Norwegian environment (MIKRONOR)
Plastic Ingestion and Plastic-Related Chemicals in Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis): Exploration of Histopathological and Endocrine Alterations
Environmental Pollution (1987)
Analytical pyrolysis for the qualitative and quantitative determination of airborne microplastics and nanoplastics
TrAC. Trends in analytical chemistry
PFAS: challenges and scientific perspectives in human health risk assessment
Archives of Toxicology
Occurrence and profiles of benzotriazole UV stabilizers in bird feathers from polar regions and China
Environmental Research
Associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), DNA methylation and gene expression from background exposed Norwegian women (2003–2006)
Scientific Reports
Integrated Chemical and Hazard Assessment of Plastic Pellets from the Toconao Spill (Galicia, Spain) Indicates Potential for Environmental Harm
Environmental Science and Technology
Anthropogenic compounds in the northernmost Atlantic puffin population
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Interlaboratory Comparison Reveals State of the Art in Microplastic Detection and Quantification Methods
Analytical Chemistry
Car Tire Crumb Rubber: Does Leaching Produce a Toxic Chemical Cocktail in Coastal Marine Systems?
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Enantiomer-selective and quantitative trace analysis of selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in traditional food from western Greenland
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A
Mikroplast fra byer i Europa flyr raskt opp til Arktis
Forskning.no
PFAS Toxicity: What’s True, What’s Not, and What Really Matters
Environmental Science and Technology
Allowing Unlimited PFAS Manufacturing Contradicts the Core Intention of the European Union’s PFAS Restriction Proposal
Environmental Science and Technology
From Sources to Seabirds - Tracking Organic Pollutants from European Air to Arctic Seabirds over time and space
Hvorfor er det tusenvis av kjemikalier i plast?
Do persistent organic pollutants (POPs) impact survival of female common eiders breeding in Svalbard and Northern Norway?
Svalbard Science Conference
Anthropogenic particles in surface waters from Adventfjorden (Svalbard)
10th Norwegian Environmental Toxicology Symposium (NETS)
Car tire particles and their additives: biomarkers for recent exposure in marine environments
One Ocean Science Congress
Bygger hytte av plast: – Dette er bra for miljøet
Comparison of Atmospheric Microplastic in remote and urban locations in Norway; occurrence, composition and sources
EGU General Assembly 2025