The University of Western Australia
Dr Karin Ljung
Adjunct Research Fellow
Contact details
| Address | School of Population Health The University of Western Australia (M431) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 1275 |
| Fax | 6488 1188 |
| karin.ljung@uwa.edu.au |
Biography
Karin has a background in Soil Science and did her postgraduate research on soil metal exposure to children. She joined us from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm where she worked with manganese exposure in drinking water and is now heading our project on regional drivers of airways disease.
Key research
- Metal exposure, bioaccessibility
Major research interests
- Medical geology
- Environmental health
Publications
Book chapters:
Ljung, K., de Vos, A., Cook, A. & Weinstein, P. Australia and Oceania. Chapter 8 in: Medical Geology – a regional synthesis. Springer. Invited author.
Cook, A., Ljung, K. & Watkins, R. Human health and the state of the pedosphere. Chapter in: Encyclopaedia of Environmental Health. Elsevier. Accepted June 2008.
Peer reviewed articles:
Ljung, K., Maley, F., Cook, A. & Weinstein, P. Millennium ecosystem assessment of acid sulphate soils - the human health aspect. Environment International, accepted January 2008
Ljung, K. Kippler, M., Goessler, W., Grander, M., Nermell, B. & Vahter, M. 2008. Maternal and early life exposure to manganese in rural Bangladesh. Environmental Science and Technology 43(7), 2595-2601.
Ljung, K., Torin, A., Smirk, M., Maley, F, Cook, A., Weinstein, P. 2008. Extracting dust from soil – a simple solution to a tricky task. Science of the Total Environment 407, 589-593.
Ljung, K. & Vahter, M. 2007. Time to re-evaluate the guideline value for manganese in drinking water? Environmental Health Perspectives 115(11), 1533-1538.
Ljung, K., Oomen, A., Duits, M., Selinus, O., Berglund, M. 2007. Bioaccessibility of metals in urban playground soils. Journal of Environmental Science and Health – Part A, 42, 1241-1250.
Ljung, K., Selinus, O., Berglund, M., Otabbong, E. 2006. Metal and arsenic distribution in soil particle sizes relevant to soil ingestion by children. Applied Geochemistry 21, 1613-1624.
Ljung, K., Selinus, O. & Otabbong, E. 2006. Metals in soils of children's urban environments in the small northern European city of Uppsala. Science of the Total Environment 366, 749-759.
Ljung, K., Otabbong, E. & Selinus O. 2006. Natural and anthropogenic metal inputs to soils in urban Uppsala, Sweden. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 28, 353-364.
Ljung, K., de Vos, A., Cook, A. & Weinstein, P. Australia and Oceania. Chapter 8 in: Medical Geology – a regional synthesis. Springer. Invited author.
Cook, A., Ljung, K. & Watkins, R. Human health and the state of the pedosphere. Chapter in: Encyclopaedia of Environmental Health. Elsevier. Accepted June 2008.
Peer reviewed articles:
Ljung, K., Maley, F., Cook, A. & Weinstein, P. Millennium ecosystem assessment of acid sulphate soils - the human health aspect. Environment International, accepted January 2008
Ljung, K. Kippler, M., Goessler, W., Grander, M., Nermell, B. & Vahter, M. 2008. Maternal and early life exposure to manganese in rural Bangladesh. Environmental Science and Technology 43(7), 2595-2601.
Ljung, K., Torin, A., Smirk, M., Maley, F, Cook, A., Weinstein, P. 2008. Extracting dust from soil – a simple solution to a tricky task. Science of the Total Environment 407, 589-593.
Ljung, K. & Vahter, M. 2007. Time to re-evaluate the guideline value for manganese in drinking water? Environmental Health Perspectives 115(11), 1533-1538.
Ljung, K., Oomen, A., Duits, M., Selinus, O., Berglund, M. 2007. Bioaccessibility of metals in urban playground soils. Journal of Environmental Science and Health – Part A, 42, 1241-1250.
Ljung, K., Selinus, O., Berglund, M., Otabbong, E. 2006. Metal and arsenic distribution in soil particle sizes relevant to soil ingestion by children. Applied Geochemistry 21, 1613-1624.
Ljung, K., Selinus, O. & Otabbong, E. 2006. Metals in soils of children's urban environments in the small northern European city of Uppsala. Science of the Total Environment 366, 749-759.
Ljung, K., Otabbong, E. & Selinus O. 2006. Natural and anthropogenic metal inputs to soils in urban Uppsala, Sweden. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 28, 353-364.
Languages
English & Swedish
Memberships
International Medical Geology Association (IMGA)
Current projects
Regional Identification of the Causes and Triggers of Asthma
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